Midnight Garden

Linger in my shadow
Ivy roses entwine round our feet
This midnight garden
Where covered angels come to weep
Ages come and go
Years like seasons pass
A headless crown
Is all that lasts
We weather the storm
Besides the Lion head
Where we watch a crumbling world
Rotten and sad
The young, the old, the lonely, the strong
Silently sip the poison of time
Then with a gesture of salvation
They turn into stone
Ages come and go
Years like seasons pass
A headless crown
Is all that lasts
Weather-beaten hands
Restrain the tide
What joy and what beauty
And what sadness is mine
Falling are the leaves
Lifeless stand the trees
Forsaken stairs
Lead to nowhere
Ages come and go
Years like seasons pass
A headless crown
Is all that lasts