Thorns of the carrion to covet the dancing wind lyrics

[the angel speaks]

"The wind is the carriage from which I arrive

And the storm's the road I travel

The frost on the window is my kiss

And the tears on your cheek is the wine they sip

You will never see again the ones you love

For I am your light and I am your darkness

This is your dream, this is your rapture

And bittersweet is this journey, this death"



[the old man]

I have seen your eyes shine before in this room 

And through the years I cried the tears you sowed

You took from me my only love, my only care

And gave to me this empty shell, of empty days

I have waited for this night amid endless sorrow

Yet the agony of life is now too great a task

Though I dear your serene touch, I envy you

So let the trumpet blare the funeral march



[the mourners cry]

The dried flowers fill the room with the scent of death

On this night with the wind, may she carry you away

Your time is spent, the day is done, your struggle is gone

The rain is here, the time has come,

may you join your love beyond



[the old man]

I have seen your beauty among the hills

Among the graves that rest on pastures pure

With the fall of life I sought a god

Yet with this journey I found nothing...



[the mourners cry]

The dried flowers fill the room with the scent of death

On this night with the wind, may she carry you away

Your time is spent, the day is done, your struggle is gone

The rain is here, the time has come,

may you join your love beyond