[Verse 1]

I see circles of gold

In spite of my eyes

When darkness falls from above

Stay under me, my love

[Verse 2]

I see circles of gold

Fading to black

Until the heavens have died

You'll be the thorn in my side

[Chorus 1]

Come so coldly awake where the light wouldn't go

Come only to drift downward slow

[Verse 3]

In the dying light

Is a dream beyond time

One as impossible

As it is beautiful

[Verse 4]

Now the ghost in the mirror

Twists this way and that

Setting the thread to fray

In such a solitary way

[Verse 5]

And the archangel sighs

Feeding his blues

Still I am loathe to gather

All of these bones together

[Chorus 2]

Come so coldly awake where the light wouldn't go

Come only to drift downward slow

On the way to the gate

Walk a merciful mile

While lying in wait, a serpent coils

[Bridge]

Here's where the bent and the wretched were born

Here's where the path was erased in the storm

Here's where the bent and the wretched were born

Here's where the path was erased in the storm

Here's where the bent and the wretched were born

Here's where the path was erased in the storm

Here's where the bent and the wretched were born

Here's where the path was erased in the storm

Here's where the bent and the wretched were born

Here's where the path was erased in the storm

[Chorus 3]

Come so coldly awake where the light wouldn't go

Come only to drift downward slow

On the way to the gate

Walk a merciful mile

While lying in wait, a serpent coils

[Verse 6]

I see circles of gold

Burned off the sun

When shadows fall from above

Stay close to me, my love