Dear darkness
Dear darkness
Won't you cover, cover

Me again?

Dear darkness

Dear
I've been your friend
For many years


Won't you do this for me?
Dearest darkness

And cover me from the sun

And the words tightening

The words are tightening
Around my throat


And, and...

Around the throat of the one I love

Tightening, tightening, tightening
Around the throat of the one I love
Tightening, tightening, tightening


Dear darkness
Dear darkness

Now it's your time to look after us
'Cause we kept you clothed
We kept in business

When everyone else was having good luck

So now it's your time

Time to pay
To pay me and the one I love
With the worldly goods you've stashed away

With all the things you
Took from us