shelter me
 turn the lamp down low
 rising up to see
 please don't go

 do you feel a flame that's burning
 as the candle dies
 do you see the spirits stirring
 as you close your eyes
 do you sense the slow advancement
 as the twilight thins
 do you see the serpent dancing
 as it sheds it's skin

 turn the lamp down low
 please don't go

 does the sun renounce it's kingdowm
 as the shadows fall
 does a fool rejoice in wisdom
 when the raven calls
 do you embrace the dancing clayman
 as he tears your flesh
 do you hear the souls screaming
 in the serpent's mesh

 turn the lamp down low
 please don't go

 do you need the consolation
 of a dead man's hand
 as the tears of desolation
 flood a dead man's land
 do you seek your soul's redemption
 under fervent skies
 don't you see your own reflection
 in the serpent's eye