There is a darkness that rolls on slowly They say it binds the hearts of many

And when that darkness comes a calling It will lead you down and bleed you dry

Some people run and try to hide

Some folks stay and let it take its toll Some people try, try to fight it

And other folks, well they just ride

And I gambled and I lost

I took the cards and played

A hand that wasn't mine

And I wonder what kind of monster Could lead me down, could lead me down Could lead me blind, and never let me go

Some folks carry a heavy burden

With nowhere to lay their burden down And some folks wander with no reason And other folks, well they just slide

There's a darkness and it's growing

It has no reason and it has no rhyme

And when that darkness comes a calling It will lead you down and bleed you dry