When the lights flicker to black
And the warmth brought by unseen fires
Leave us, we shiver
With nothing to hold the dark at bay
The seasons are stark
Winter to summer adverse
A clash of the extremes
The frost against the glare
The spasms grown stronger now
And our bodies withered and frail
Give in to the dawning reign
Of ice and darkness
No more shall we greet the dawn
No break to our perpetual fast
No morning shall ever bloom again
No sun to bless the face of the earth
The heavens look down at us
The myriad eyes of the distant suns
Forever bright in their cold gaze
Unmoved by our frigid night
It will not pa**