Denethor's Lament
Say that the rivers run red with blood
Say that the mountains fall
Say that the earth is salted and burns
Or that our enemies come over our wall
Say that the sun has extinguished his flames
Say the stars grow cold and fade
Say that the moon loses her silver glow
That all sinks to shadow, dust, cloud and shade
Say that my own life falls to its end
But say not the words that I dread
Say not that my over looked captain has fallen
Say not that my son's fallen dead.
And the despair and agony upon me ignite
As harsh as the Nazguls' cries
And I see what I dread's come to pass
I see his body with my own eyes
Pain and agony upon me ignite
All that's inside me now breaks
Like venom the torment runs through my blood
And eats at my heart like a snake
A cry of anguish roars from my heart
As I see what my own hand has wrought
I wish I could fall dead where I stand
Everything comes now to naught
Now let the earth burn and oceans run dry
Let the fortress and darkened sky fall
Let the men flee and the enemy triumph
For now I care not at all
All now is lost and no hope is left
Now let everything go
Let the city be taken by darkness's hand
Let the gales of destruction blow
My mind snaps away and I lose control
As I see my loving son dead
And I know it was I that sent him to his death
He and the men that he led
All of their blood is on me now
And dark madness has consumed me
I'm reeling and wheeling with torture and pain
No reason or light can I see
I feel whips on my heart for my cruelty
When I told him I wished he had died
And I feel a stab for each drop of despair
In the tears that my shunned son had cried
Regret and self loathing eat at my heart
As I think of what I have done
The fires of shame and damnation I feel
As I think how I destroyed my son
I think how I spurned him and shoved him aside
How I shunned and ignored my own child
It tears at my insides and eats at my mind
And the torment of it drives me wild.
The memories all descend upon me
How I turned him away his whole life
How I rebuked when he tried for my love
And it cuts like the blade of a knife
I would give my life for this to be false
I want it so not to be real
I would bear the pain of Souron's armies
To tell my son how I truly feel
Say that my own life falls to its end
But say not the words that I dread
Say not that my over looked captain has fallen
Say not that my son's fallen dead.
Say that the rivers run red with blood
Say that the mountains fall
Say that the earth is salted and burns
Or that our enemies come over our wall
Say that the sun has extinguished his flames
Say the stars grow cold and fade
Say that the moon loses her silver glow
That all sinks to shadow, dust, cloud and shade
Say that my own life falls to its end
But say not the words that I dread
Say not that my over looked captain has fallen
Say not that my son's fallen dead.
And the despair and agony upon me ignite
As harsh as the Nazguls' cries
And I see what I dread's come to pass
I see his body with my own eyes
Pain and agony upon me ignite
All that's inside me now breaks
Like venom the torment runs through my blood
And eats at my heart like a snake
A cry of anguish roars from my heart
As I see what my own hand has wrought
I wish I could fall dead where I stand
Everything comes now to naught
Now let the earth burn and oceans run dry
Let the fortress and darkened sky fall
Let the men flee and the enemy triumph
For now I care not at all
All now is lost and no hope is left
Now let everything go
Let the city be taken by darkness's hand
Let the gales of destruction blow
My mind snaps away and I lose control
As I see my loving son dead
And I know it was I that sent him to his death
He and the men that he led
All of their blood is on me now
And dark madness has consumed me
I'm reeling and wheeling with torture and pain
No reason or light can I see
I feel whips on my heart for my cruelty
When I told him I wished he had died
And I feel a stab for each drop of despair
In the tears that my shunned son had cried
Regret and self loathing eat at my heart
As I think of what I have done
The fires of shame and damnation I feel
As I think how I destroyed my son
I think how I spurned him and shoved him aside
How I shunned and ignored my own child
It tears at my insides and eats at my mind
And the torment of it drives me wild.
The memories all descend upon me
How I turned him away his whole life
How I rebuked when he tried for my love
And it cuts like the blade of a knife
I would give my life for this to be false
I want it so not to be real
I would bear the pain of Souron's armies
To tell my son how I truly feel
Say that my own life falls to its end
But say not the words that I dread
Say not that my over looked captain has fallen
Say not that my son's fallen dead.