Insomnium - Mortal Share lyrics

[Music: Friman / lyrics: Sev?nen] In their lofty chambers dwell The sacred and divine Resting in seraphic bliss The timeless and sublime Far above the mortal sphere Dreaming without a care Far above the weeping world Sleeping amidst the light of stars Too far away to hear our calls Too far away to care at all On the burnished thrones they sit Might in their blazing eyes Vault of heaven at their feet Undying flames inside Never shall decay or d**h Touch on the blithe souls Sorrowless the days of gods Amidst the everblooming groves But where do we lay our heads to rest? Where do we shelter when the night falls? For the part of man Is to take the sombre path Stumble in the dark Stray amidst the dust and ash Like forgotten ghosts Drifting in the driving wind Dashing towards the void Whirling blindly through the night Like water flung from the highest cliff We fall, lunge, swirl, dissolve, and fade away Down into the unknown