Refuse the hush of the velvet dark Let the twilight catch a violent spark Scream out loud as the sun descends Defy the place where the journey ends Though the old may know the night is near They shouldn't yield to the quiet fear Wrestle the shadows, hold back the gloom Ignite the heart in the closing room Wise men see that the dark is right Yet they curse the dimming of the light For their words were bolts that never struck They demand one last turn of luck Kind souls mourning the fading day Grieving the deeds that were swept away They shout at the tide and the rising sea Refusing to bow to the final decree The wild ones chasing the golden flame Who lived a life that no one could tame Realizing too late that the glory fled They howl at the night that waits ahead The grave and the blind with eyes like fire Burning with one last fierce desire To see the stars through the closing haze And end the walk in a brilliant blaze And you, my father, on that lonely hill Show me your strength, show me your will Curse me with tears, bless me with heat Reject the silence, ignore the defeat Refuse the hush of the velvet dark Scream out loud as the sun descends Hold the flame till the very last breath Rise in rebellion against the death Fight... Against the night... As the light expires... Do not go gentle... Just this one last time... Burn.