When the Night Gathers

As the night gathers darkness over the hills;

The moon hangs low when the cold wind chills;

Footsteps vanish in the fading light;

And every shadow learns my name tonight;

I can feel the silence close around;

Like a secret buried underground;

When the night gathers darkness, I will stray;

Through the silver fields that lead me astray;

Though the stars go dim and the roads run cold;

I hear the night speak in a language old;

When the night gathers darkness hold me near;

Till the dawn returns and dissolves my fear;

Lanterns tremble in the sleeping rain;

Tracing little ghosts along the pain;

Every door I touch is locked with time;

Every heart I know has crossed the line;

Still I follow where the black sky calls;

Past the ruins, past the broken walls;

When the night gathers darkness, I will stay;

Through the silver fears that lead me astray;

Though the stars go dim and the roads run cold;

I hear the night speak in a language old;

If the world falls quiet and the embers fade;

I will walk for every shade I made;

For even the deep can teach me to breathe;

Be brave in the dark and still believe;

When the night gathers darkness I will stand;

But fears that lead me astray;

All the stars go dim and the roads run cold;

I hide the night's fate in a language old;

When the night gathers darkness hold me near;

Till the dark returns and dissolves my fear;

When the night;

Grow still while the forest light waits beyond the hill;

And the night grows still;

While the first light waits beyond the hill;