The Halls of Waiting (Oblivion) Lyrics

Broken, treachery, a given promise kept of changing and of shifting shape

Thereby the snare was set

Revealed the truth of where his companions lay

And thus his kinsmen found their final resting place

Yet among was one

Afar, the forest bed he slept In dream the wraith did form

Make haste, his father warn

Dark was the hour

When sorrow sang Avenged in the night Alone he fled from chains

Army, hunting, prized above all other men

By the Black Foe, his watchful eye ever enthroned

Ever seeking, dreadful spirits, wolf enslaved

Haunted horror, madness walked unrestrained

He came down – down from the mountain

Then he saw her

How she sang – singing her song like a nightingale

Then he loved her.

Mortal man – and elvish princess

Love undying

But the king, schemed in the night while betraying his kind

A hopeless quest to win her hand

At winter's end my song awoke the spring

Like the lark the dawn will come again

I cannot bear to live without him

I will follow into eternity.

Broken, enslaved, devoured one by one

With no hope of rescue, that beast awoke

Frigid, dying in that deep dark pit

Valley of Shadow

Hath ensnared my heart

Then out of the darkness her song aroused my soul

Calling out for me

My answer fierce and free

Flee from this curse I've doomed my love

Go while you can

Our Fates entwined

That holy jewel Bringer of doom

I cannot win this fight

Carcharoth, that savage werewolf

Hunted down

Sickened sun, embraced in shadow, the battle was fought

Jewel returned, oath paid, death wrought

Cursed be that fateful night

Wind howled and moon glowed

A ghost stirred from slumber

Lifted by the spell, alive

Devouring spirit, sudden fire

Daunted not, his jaws clenched shut

Swallowing the hand of doom

Holy light burned anguish inside

At winter's end my song awoke the spring

Like the lark the dawn will come again

I cannot bear to live without him

I'll follow into eternity

Wandering dark halls I will sing my song

Evermore mourning what I've lost

Singing my grief to the end of time

Within the Halls of Waiting

As the starlight quenched

She bade her love to wait

Beside the western shore

Until her mournful song was met

Sorrow of the Elder and the grief of Men

Two kindreds joined as one

The Imperishable Flame