Absolution

When the daylight is long gone
You crawl out into the darkness
Making your way to your favorite place
Where you sing and they listen
Where you talk and they understand
Where you take off your mask
And nobody hates your face
And when the children of the night come out
They watch you go to work
Digging, you keep digging
You can feel hollow eyes staring at you
People watching in silent admiration
Rotting teeth twisted into eerie smiles
And you keep digging, singing
Down goes your shovel, hitting the dirt
Uncovering one coffin after another
Torn clothes covering skeletons
But that is not what you see
You gaze at beautiful faces
Twinkling eyes and pretty dresses
They are real, they are alive
They talk to you in your mind
You touch not the hollow bones
But the soft skin of fair people
And you know there will be a day
When you come for the last time
Your shovel will hit the earth again
But this time it will be a new grave
And you'll relish every moment
Every blister on your palms
A sweet goodbye to the silent woods
A joyous celebration of the night
Farewell to the only friends you have
You'll dig, and dig, and dig
And when you'll lie down
It will be pleasure, in and out
That is when you will finally rest
And let the corpses sleep