Forgive the night
And it's scattered ashes
It's morbid children casting lots
For the garments of a reluctant martyr
Satyrs and shaman
Sages and madmen
Derelict casinos and broken boulevards

Forgive the the night
Fearless and feral
The moon betrothed to truant stars
That forgot to shine
To unanswered prayers
That forgot to die
Brooding orchids nodding
Towards an ill-fated sky

Forgive the night
It's tapestry of shadows
It's soliloquies of loss and longing
It's conspiracies of silence
It's unrelenting chaos

This is the way of things here.