Darkness

Once upon a dark autumn night I was so very far from sleep I longed to walk beneath the stars Into the wood so dark and deep Neither myth nor fairy tale Could keep me from the path to the maze But eyes upon me I could feel Hidden in the shadows watching always Something in the darkness pulled me deeper Something in the madness eased my mind Was I awake or was I dreaming Cut the strings that bind me to mankind Once while I was sitting in my room One cold and silver winter's day I could hear another worldly call Try as I might I could'nt turn away Something in the darkness pulled me deeper Something in the madness eased my mind Was I awake or was I dreaming Cut the strings that bind me to mankind Somewhere in between the moss and the stone The wind and the wood became my home I layed myself down upon the green When the ivy overgrew I could never leave Something in the darkness pulled me deeper Something in the madness eased my mind Was I awake or was I dreaming Cut the strings that bind me to mankind Something in the darkness pulled me deeper Something in the madness eased my mind Was I awake or was I dreaming Cut the strings that bind me to mankind --- Darkness - Rainbow and Blackmore's Night