Nightly Companions

I sit in the shadows of the darkness that chills
Upon the dust covers of the night for to fill
But the loss of a look that was caught in the eye
Of the tainted crushed words of a death lullaby.

I hear the faint whisper of the memories strong
The nightly companions that carry the song.
Deep in the heart that was shattered by time
And the thoughts of a love that escaped from the mind.

Too painful a thought of the soul for to keep
The nightly companions of memories deep
Have all but rekindled the heartache of death
That comes in the night on the seal of a breath.

It taunts me with hunger that's never fulfilled
Upon the dark thoughts of a memory's chill
Comes the nightly companions reminder of pain
Caught fast in the mind as their song starts again.

Their words start to woo me in slumber I fall
At last to relinquish my soul to their call
They grip to the heart like the arms of a vise
Regaling the words in the shadows of night.

Sweet dreams have now perished, inside the soul
Lamenting the heartache the thoughts have turned cold
They blanket the shadows that lull me to sleep
The nightly companions of memories deep.