Dance with Death Lyrics

Cloaked in moonlight, a chill on my skin

The ferryman's knock, a game I can't win

His eyes like embers, a skull for a grin

"Your time is up, dear mortal, let's to the shadows go"

But I scoff at his scythe, a pawn on the board

"One last game, Reaper, before I'm ignored"

He chuckles, a whisper, a blade gently scored

"A game of ivory and bone, then the ferry you'll board"

Ebony squares, a battlefield stark

My queen, my knight, against his looming dark

Each move a prayer, a desperate spark

To cheat the hourglass, to leave my mark

He takes my bishop, a sigh in the night

"Foolish mortal, clinging to borrowed light"

But I rally my pawns, a desperate fight

"Just one more check, Reaper, and I'll take flight"

The moon bleeds red, the ferry's horn blows

My pieces fall, hope ebbs and flows

The king stands alone, against endless woes

"Checkmate, dear mortal," the Reaper softly knows

He claims my king, a bone in his hand

"Your time is up, dear mortal, no second chance"

I bow my head, to the river's cold expanse

"One last wish, Reaper, before I take your dance"

He leans in close, a whisper in the air

"Sing me a song, mortal, before your despair"

And I sing of love, of dreams, of sunlight fair

As the ferry fades, and I vanish from there

The game is over, the debt is paid

But in the Reaper's eyes, a tear betrayed