Beneath, beyond

Sleep well, sleep well, all is not said:
My love sings every day
And all that breathes in mournful song
May well live on for aye
(The Embrace)

There's cruelty and violence and lies like before
It's a cankerous society that wreathes outside of my door
I'm in reclusion here, I'm all on my own
Far, far away from that raging warzone

The years took my pleasure, they hid my sunshine away
Threatening each hour with the searing curse of dark decay
So swiftly estranged from all I had known
So quickly forgotten, deserted, alone

Beneath, beyond, in my chamber on my own
Beneath, beyond, I am lonely and alone

And it's only by moonlight that I open my door
I'd fain see my loved ones as I used to do before
But whence came that horror? - There's no love in their eyes
What fear grasps them when I try to kiss them good-bye?

Beneath, beyond, in my chamber on my own
Beneath, beyond, I am lonely and alone
Beneath, beyond, am I meant to leave this all behind?
I cannot wander, my tears have left me blind

This is my cathedral, my castle and my citadel
This is my seclusion, my shelter and my shell
This is my safe château, my chamber and my cell
This is my high heaven, my house, my hearse, my hell