[Verse 1]
I see circles of gold
In spite of my eyes
When darkness falls from above
Stay under me, my love

[Verse 2]
I see circles of gold
Fading to black
Until the heavens have died
You'll be the thorn in my side

[Chorus 1]
Come so coldly awake where the light wouldn't go
Come only to drift downward slow

[Verse 3]
In the dying light
Is a dream beyond time
One as impossible
As it is beautiful

[Verse 4]
Now the ghost in the mirror
Twists this way and that
Setting the thread to fray
In such a solitary way
[Verse 5]
And the archangel sighs
Feeding his blues
Still I am loathe to gather
All of these bones together

[Chorus 2]
Come so coldly awake where the light wouldn't go
Come only to drift downward slow
On the way to the gate
Walk a merciful mile
While lying in wait, a serpent coils

[Bridge]
Here's where the bent and the wretched were born
Here's where the path was erased in the storm
Here's where the bent and the wretched were born
Here's where the path was erased in the storm
Here's where the bent and the wretched were born
Here's where the path was erased in the storm
Here's where the bent and the wretched were born
Here's where the path was erased in the storm
Here's where the bent and the wretched were born
Here's where the path was erased in the storm

[Chorus 3]
Come so coldly awake where the light wouldn't go
Come only to drift downward slow
On the way to the gate
Walk a merciful mile
While lying in wait, a serpent coils
[Verse 6]
I see circles of gold
Burned off the sun
When shadows fall from above
Stay close to me, my love