--words and music by Jesse Colin Young
from "The Ghost Poets", 1993, Razor & Tie Entertainment
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Darkness, darkness, be my pillow, Take my hand, and let me sleep. In the coolness of your shadow, In the silence of your deep. Darkness, darkness, had me yearning, For the things I cannot be. Keep my mind from constant turning, To the things I cannot see now, Things I cannot see. Darkness, darkness, (darkness, darkness) Long and lonesome, (long and lonesome) Is the day (is the day) That brings me here (that brings me here) I have found (I have found) the edge of sadness (the edge of sadness), I have known (I have known) the depth of fear (the depth of fear). Darkness, darkness, be my blanket, Cover me with the endless night, Take away, take away the pain of lonely, Fill the emptiness of right now Emptiness of right now Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Darkness, darkness, be my blanket, Cover me with the endless night, Take away, take away the pain of lonely, Fill the emptiness of right now Emptiness of right now Emptiness of right now Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh