The sky cracks open To release the pouring rain The day comes to an end All dreams are thrown away This bitter test of time The darkest shades of light The rivers of the heart Run in the blackest streams An empty world Seasons pass on by The broken soul Cruel fates grasp Times of grace Are all but gone An ever grinning mask The depths of chaos forged (Upon) a throne of agony Sad wings spread for flight And all the stars do fade Dying embers in the rain The rivers of the heart Will run in blackest streams A tragic journey in silent halls When my eyes are closed I am ever lost I have waited for sun to rise For the light that never came