I stroke the midnight light
Out of your hair
The leaves so dry and orange
That cling there
And the droplets of water
Night-time dew
That touches your cheek so fondly
As I might touch you.
I am but jealous of its gentle embrace
Upon your supple skin
For might my hand be in its place my heart
Would leap out from within
My flesh and touch the moon
With eccentric joy
For you are the only light in my life
Autumn eternal.

I draw the waters that steam into
The bath
And you climb in to wash away the
Cold of the winds so harsh
Outside that blow around the crisp dry
Leaves of dead trees
And I wish but that I were but a candle
In that room
So that my flame might keep you warm and
I might watch you.
Fear not, for I am looking through the
Keyhole in the door,
Making sure that no one can harm you,
Just making sure.
For you've got no idea how beautiful you are wet
You'll never know.

Why do you scream and push me away
Rather than follow,
As I try to lead you to the bedroom to wash
Away remaining sorrow,
Why do you make for the door that is the
Opposite of this way,
Our location, destination is to our left
But to our right you sway,
Calm down, stop screaming, don't make me put
My hand to your lips
How soft they are, your teeth are biting me,
I take your hips,
I hold you by them and I bind your arms, stop screaming
The gag,
That will stop you from making such an awful sound,
Now in the bag.

You've suddenly gone very quiet inside that
Bag I used,
And now I'm laying you in a bed of moss on the forest floor
And untying you,
Your eyes are closed, I fathom you'd be sleeping
So I shake you
But you do not rise, your eyes do not flutter, I realize
I cannot wake you.
So like the crumbled leaves that lay around you
Moist but dead
I lay you in a pile of them and surround you,
I cover your head,
And in the dirt of Autumn 'neath the slender bony trees
I bury you
You're so beautiful in the last of the morning's light
Covered in dew
But I guess you'll never see yourself in this light,
Now will you, hmm?

So now I lay you down to eternal rest and I pray
For your soul
Ascend to heaven and one day I will follow you up
That is my goal,
And when we are together that beautiful time in the clouds
I'll keep my word
I'll finish what I started with you, after all, you can't die up there
I've heard.
So we'll lay in a heavenly blanket of clouds and stars
And I'll hold you down
And I'll wrap my arms so sweetly around your thin pale throat
Maybe break your crown
Perhaps I'll tie you up with barbed wire and put a bag over your head
To protect your auburn hair
And then I'll have my way with you against your will like I'd planned to
Under God's sadistic stare.
I promise that I'll come for you in heaven, for you can't escape me in death.
Autumn Eternal.