[Verse 1] I keep a lamp of bone Under the yew tree bed Salt at the windowsill And thistle by my head Your name is on my tongue Like rain on iron mail Come through the black with mercy Or leave me to the gale [Pre-Chorus] I laid my fear in wool I braided up the night I shut the old door tight So you could find the light (so you could find me) [Chorus] I will fear no dark If you visit my dreams I will fear no dark If you come to me If you don't, my love How do I escape How do I escape This hungry night [Verse 2] The crows keep watch for me On the rafters and the stones The hearth has gone to embers And I’m talking to the bones I count your steps in sleep I count them to stay kind But the blankets turn to water When you leave me behind [Pre-Chorus] I heard the hollow hush Down where the grave grass bends A woman made of midnight Said "every road ends" (every road ends) [Chorus] I will fear no dark If you visit my dreams I will fear no dark If you come to me If you don't, my love How do I escape How do I escape This hungry night [Bridge] Send me a sign in smoke Send me a fox in snow Send me your hand at dawn So I’ll know where to go If love is just a door Then open it tonight Or teach me how to vanish With the edge of your light (come back) [Final Chorus] I will fear no dark If you visit my dreams I will fear no dark If you come to me If you don't, my love How do I escape How do I escape This hungry night I will fear no dark If you visit my dreams (fear no dark) I will fear no dark If you come to me If you don't, my love How do I escape How do I escape This hungry night
