"The Song of the Shadow"
A shadow walks the castle halls
Among the maids and men,
And what the shadow wants of us
The people do not ken.
The shadow searches for its home.
The shadow looks for rest.
The shadow watches for true love.
The shadow is a test.
The shadow holds our memories.
The shadow lives in fire.
The shadow's made of people's dreams.
The shadow is our sire.
The shadow is a witch's fetch.
The shadow's made of hate.
The shadow's smile means icy death.
The shadow knows our fate.
The shadow curses those who grasp.
The shadow's in our head.
The shadow can take many forms.
The shadow's of the dead.
The shadow is a castle guest
Whose birth did not go right.
The shadow watches o'er our rest
In every deepest night.
But all the stories that we tell
About the shadow here
Are only tales around the fire
To help allay our fear.
For no one knows the shadow true.
No one of us can ken
Just why the shadow walks the halls,
or how or where or when.
So watch you, wandering in the night.
Keep near a friend who's true.
The shadow is a mystery.
It's search may be for you.