The days gone by, remembered well 
The sound gone by without your kiss 
The sound gone by without you... 
The nights so long in golden rooms my heart so strong in strangest mood my heart so strong in strangest... 
The voice from heaven far above 
My eyes look up and touch you... 
I shall sleep only in my black mantle 
When I attain the evening of these days. 
I shall sleep only beneath the blackvault 
When I attain the evening of these days. 
I shall sleep only in my black mantle... 
The days gone by, remembered well 
The sound gone by without your kiss 
The sound gone by without you... 
I shall sleep only in my black mantle 
When I attain the evening of these days. 
Why then evoke the shade? 
Why then try to explain? 
Why then evoke the shade? 
Why then try to explain?