My parents I have never known,
My family is here.
This mountain valley where I’ve grown
Is now engulfed in fear.
I feel I’m not like anyone
Which used to be my pride
Now transformation has begun
I wish that I could hide
From that which wakes inside of me
What all will know, yet none must see.
Give me coal, give me chalk sticks
Let me write down this dream.
Let me drink till I drop,
Block your ears when I scream.
Give me coal, give me chalk sticks
Don’t ask why, save your breath:
Give me coal, give me chalk sticks
Give me Death.
The fastest, strongest, smartest guy
The valley’s ever seen.
I’ve mastered everything I’d try,
But now those times have been.
There’s things that dwell inside my brain
And dreams I cannot share
Yet no one understands my pain
But friends who are not there.
I’ve lost my mind an age ago
What all will see, yet none must know
Give me coal, give me chalk sticks
Let me write down this dream.
Let me drink till I drop,
Block your ears when I scream.
Give me coal, give me chalk sticks
Don’t ask why, save your breath:
Give me coal, give me chalk sticks
Give me Death.
The Dusk Bird gives new hope to me
With mockery and charm.
She’s one that no one else can see.
Don’t know if she means harm.
I hear my fate, it calls my name
Just one more voice to shun
I’m bound for ruin, bound for fame –
I’ve got nowhere to run
The world’s the only place to be
What none will know, yet all can see.
Give me coal, give me chalk sticks
Let me write down this dream.
Let me drink till I drop,
Block your ears when I scream.
Give me coal, give me chalk sticks
Don’t ask why, save your breath:
Give me coal, give me chalk sticks
Give me Death.
Ein Lied zu meinen »Chroniken der Elomaran«, Drittes Buch: »Dämmervogel«
Varyn, der junge Bergmann, wird von Visionen geplagt, gegen die er nur einen Ausweg kennt …
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