The Spirit
As merry bells ring out all foes
And another year draws to a close
Where once the brightest in the kingdom shone
I am now the ruler with an empty throne.
Where once a joyous castle stood
Held aloft by all things good
With lively spirit of the good old days
Now broken, stands that mighty place
When the world is in cheer and the sweet bird sings
When hope is the flavour that a new year brings
With none to cherish, lonely am I
Save a lost spirit from the years gone by.
As the land rejoices, all that I hear
Are her wild cries, melodies of fear
The wails and shrieks and frightful sights
Accompany me on these lonesome nights.
Sometimes she sings, sinister as death
In tones that chill my living breath
Sometimes, in a voice I cannot bear
“Only you”, she whispers in the air
Footprints on my castle walls
Eerie silence in the halls
Chilly whispers test my sanity
Unquiet is she, unquiet made me
The eerie portrait with haunted eyes
Is but a mirror with a million lies
And the whispers that follow, chill my heart
“Only you”, the voice that tears me apart
Ages ago, she was a dream
Face as bright as a morning beam
Now a nightmare that haunts my soul
Guilt of a dark secret untold
Pretty as a picture, with eyes so bright
Her merry laughter, my heart’s delight
Her very soul, her very being
Was my anchor, my cause for living
Together we had stood, hand in hand
Words were unneeded, we could understand
Our deepest desires, our fleeting thoughts
All that we had, all that we lost
Moments precious, last but a while
For soon a darkness overtook my smile
The green-eyed monster, I let it take me
Fate smiled, as I gave in to my jealousy
No words of hers could soothe my mind
Could calm the raging fire inside
She held me still, but tense was the weather
Convinced was I, her heart was for another
With passion, I nursed that dreadful hate
And in that moment, I regret, to date
Blinded by fury, cursed with strife
These hands of mine stole her life
She wailed, her notes filled with grief
For her heart’s desire was the thief
Who let evil lead him astray
And took her precious life away
“There was no other” she cried to the wind
A crimson stamp on my moment of sin
“Only you, I loved with all my heart
You became my end, like you were my start”
Regret runs through this broken place
Regret runs through my empty days
Regret for that deed, as black as coal
Regret for the moment, I sold my soul
As my mind breaks fast and falls
Through the dark despair within these walls
I cannot help but lament the evil I could be
For it killed her, and is now killing me.
