[Intro] Sky went black at three in the afternoon Fields hushed, birds dropped from view No omen, no preacher's call The sun vanished, daylight lost all [Verse 1] We laboured in the open loam Midday mild, then sudden chill Light drained fast like blood from stone Darkness rolled in, thick and full Stars pierced through where sun should blaze Wings hung still in frozen haze Children wailed, old folk fell to knees Thought the final reckoning seized [Chorus] Black Hour struck, sun erased Three o'clock, swallowed day No light left, no escape Black Hour gripped, world restrained No return, no mercy gained The Black Hour... took its claim [Verse 2] Priests clanged bells in desperate plea Sound choked out in the void's grip Cattle moaned low, streams went still Ground itself seemed to hold its breath Thirty minutes of unbroken void Then faint glow crept, but dread remained Years on, voices still repeat The midday when the sky retreated [Bridge] Plague? War? Or heaven's fist? No reply came, only mist No answers, just the tale Of the hour the light failed [Final Chorus] Black Hour struck, sun erased Three o'clock, swallowed day No light left, no escape Black Hour gripped, world restrained No return, no mercy gained The Black Hour... took its claim [Outro] Black Hour... Echoes still...
