The dusk sun sets in the blackening sky Sinks into the earth extinguishing the light The moon round and full now reigns Bathes my being in hallowed shades In reverence i praise the lunar sphere Sets my soul free, i feel her so near Far below, humanity lies inert While i roam the night, ever alert Discarding mortality, i follow the queen of night Exhilarating darkness fills my sight Celestial beauty In her shadow all is real Then do we her nocturnal splendour feel Oh nocturnal splendour I revel in her chill embrace Oh nocturnal splendour My soul a gift for thee to grace And now she falls Downward arc in stead This greying eve, she'll soon lie dead On final breath she dissipates Intruding light has sealed her fate I can't bear witness to her demise Return to the flesh, where my crust lies Solar globe exhumed at dawn Once more at dusk the moon is born