Valediction

Underneath the blackest soil
 I lay down my warm beating heart
 And deep beneath the frozen ground
 I bury down my deepest thoughts
 Because the road I've chosen
 Is free of fortune and desire
 Or the mundane toil and worry
 Because the trail I've taken
 Leads down into the darkest shores
 Where the stars have passed away (passed away)
 Tonight
 The world is burning
 (Tonight)
 Black smoke hides the sky
 Tonight
 Dark clouds rising up, soaring
 Shadows engulf the land
 Shadows engulf the land
 (Engulf the land)
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 By the side, a forsaken path
 I leave behind my old shadow
 Into the deep, under these shores
 I throw my broken memories
 Because the road I've chosen
 Is free of fortune and desire
 Or the mundane toil and worry
 And though the trail I've taken
 Leads down into the darkest shores
 Where the stars have passed away (passed away)
 'Cause tonight
 The world is burning
 (Tonight)
 Black smoke hides the sky
 Tonight
 Dark clouds rising up, soaring
 Shadows engulf the land
 Shadows engulf the land
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 For something to change (for something to change)
 Something has to give
 For something to grow (for something to grow)
 Something has to give
 I kiss the light goodbye
 'Cause tonight
 The world is burning
 (Tonight)
 Black smoke hides the sky
 Tonight
 Dark clouds rising up, soaring
 Shadows engulf the land
 Shadows engulf the land