Carnival of Souls - Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of Shadows

If your world has crashed around you,

and your hopes and dreams are gone.

If you wish your life was over,

but it drags you on and on.

Then lock up your heart forever

with all your ruined goals.

throw away the key,

come along with me

to the Carnival of Souls.

It’s an easy thing to cash in

all your chips and buy a ride,

and the kind of life that you lead

doesn’t leave that much behind.

When your flame grows dim

with darkness, and, at last,

a lone bell tolls.

Listen well to me… that bell tolls

for thee from the Carnival of Souls.

But think twice before you enter,

once you’re there you can’t return

to the world as you know it,

and the hardest thing to learn

is… the heartache and the sorrow

will stay warm like glowing coals.

Yes, it’s sad, but true,

they’re a part of you

in the Carnival of Souls.

Yes, it’s sad, but true,

they are forever a part of you,

and they will burn you

like glowing coals

in the Carnival of Souls.