Among the branches With roots below I travel this path alone With my lover in tow Grieving in my newfound solitude An undesired and unending loss I thought the realm may have been colder before Now incomparable to this unearthly frost Bleak Heart colder than midwinter night I only hope within my hands I've the strength Hope Shattered like a skull on the rocks Effortlessly drifting away Screaming 'til silence remains Thorns and branches rip and tear at the flesh As my footsteps carry me deeper and deeper Into the fog The path it narrows I can barely see in front of me Yet the glow of the beyond Begs for the corpse of my eternal love Footsteps carry me deeper and deeper I can barely see in front of me Lower and lower Surrounded by silence I begin your descent Lower Lower Among the branches And the roots below Now lay my lover As my heartbeat slows I struggle A shuddering breath As I lament for you Rest peacefully under the soil and roots I will see you once again Buried beneath the soil I wipe the sweat from my brow Shaking I rise to my feet Strength waning I mark the grave and begin to leave Each step it seems I grow colder still As though the last warmth Was buried with them Gasping I collapse I am not meant to leave Lower and lower still Among the branches and roots below