Dear darkness Dear darkness Won't you cover, cover Me again? Dear darkness Dear I've been your friend For many years Won't you do this for me? Dearest darkness And cover me from the sun And the words tightening The words are tightening Around my throat And, and... Around the throat of the one I love Tightening, tightening, tightening Around the throat of the one I love Tightening, tightening, tightening Dear darkness Dear darkness Now it's your time to look after us 'Cause we kept you clothed We kept in business When everyone else was having good luck So now it's your time Time to pay To pay me and the one I love With the worldly goods you've stashed away With all the things you Took from us