The troops are mounting day by day,
And not is seen this wide array...

To hold inside the raging storm
Around the heart begins to form...

The darkness of the encircling gloom
Is gathering near to those who care...

I've lost my faith in life and love,
In honesty and pride...

Again the cries of battle rise
From the empty streets unto the skies...

Too long it's been since last we met
That beautiful muse and I...

I sit and ponder days gone by
Forgotten feelings, low and high...

I find these words quite hard to say, and so I...
Little letters on the page to my feelings now...

I hear it in your gentle words
And see it in your eye...

In a soft and silent, endless night,
Whilst the weary world yet sleeps...

Passing time is not enough
To dampen such a light...

I've spent and wasted life and love,
Endured the pain, found no relief...