I stood before a boundless field, Bleak and stark under under a brooding sky, The shifting clouds sometimes revealed, A crow, circling on high.
A gentle breeze whispered there, Only heard by hearts that grieve, Agitating the acrid air, Stirring the fallen leaves.
A drowsy numbness pervaded my soul, An emptiness from deep within, The time is nigh to pay the toll, For every mortal sin.
Then at once I felt a chill, As I crossed the threshold of the field, The beating of my heart went still, Every scar unheald.
A final memory flashed through my mind, As I passed over to the other side, Of everything I left behind, In the time before I died, The time before I died.