Cast a shadow on the wall I'll sleep in the cracked brick stones My flame is flickering dim light Lit dim by a steamy fire side The coal and the brimstone burn Patchwork fingers stitch the last threads in the wool Wonder years flutter by like a butterfly My breath rests asleep on the wind Stamp the ashes the embers wither away Flowers bloom in spring fast fading to decay Meaning is lost in a void of complexion Whisp a of a whispering silence Soft footsteps barely blanket the snow The previous innocents o vanquished woe