Her Sweet Embrace

Hush now, little ones, do not cry

Don't worry, I hear all your pleads
I've seen this unfold countless times
Yet I still dread the cruel moment
When your empty eyes turn hollow
Your helpless gaze unfocused still
For you can't see the decayed room
In which your sad body awaits

Hush now, little ones, do not scream

These armored beasts from the deep
That gnaw at your rotten flesh
Will soon be of the past, just like you
Your moans of pain enrage them only
So close your gentle eyes shut
Hear the darkness call out for you
And turn its shouts to soothing song

Hush now, little ones, do not shiver

Let this threaded blanket of silk
Give you warmth as the frost closes in
All these weeping people that you met
Can't see the harrowing chains of rust
That will keep you forever bound here
Nor will they see the pink flesh beneath
The sign of your last dare before I come

Hush now, little ones, do not fear

Calm down, stop sweating, the end is near
The cut of my scythe will be swift
And your misery shall turn to silence
Take comfort in this, my sweet embrace
Go forth in the mist and don't look back
After so many years, I still don't know
What awaits us all in the life beyond