Through death's long labor, I have built your walls,
And turned my face from all the world's false calls.
Oh, tomb, why should I not embrace your keep?
For life itself, I bargained for your sleep.
Life drew a veil, obscuring death's cold face,
But shroud, you brought a blush of deep disgrace.
Life drew a veil, obscuring death's cold face,
But shroud, you brought a blush of deep disgrace.
Life drew a veil.
They vowed to come, but lingered far away,
They vowed to come, but lingered far away,
They vowed to come, but lingered far away,
While I, the dying, watched the passing day.
While I, the dying, watched the passing day.
But shroud, you brought a blush of deep disgrace.
Life drew a veil.
In every gathering, my heart finds no delight,
In every gathering, my heart finds no delight,
In every gathering, my heart finds no delight,
Their memories have made my soul take flight.
Their memories have made my soul take flight.
But shroud, you brought a blush of deep disgrace.
Life drew a veil.
How deep the sorrow when they had to part,
How deep the sorrow when they had to part,
How deep the sorrow when they had to part,
As, departing, they would cast a backward start.
As, departing, they would cast a backward start.
But shroud, you brought a blush of deep disgrace.
Life drew a veil.
But shroud, you brought a blush of deep disgrace.
Life drew a veil.
Life drew a veil.
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