What is this melancholy state br That keeps the mind most dark br And makes these thoughts and speech irate? br What is this melancholy state br That hides the happiness br And makes these words sound glum with hate? br What is this melancholy state? br br br What is it that has contrived br And tricked the mind to make me feel br That all around is bleak and ill? br They are but shadows of the past br Which in the gloom of unlit space br Creates a fear from unclear shapes. br What is this melancholy state? br br br Please may I request br That your light will shine again br And make these shadows clear to see br And cease their menacing touch on me br It seems to me that only thee br Can shine the light that sets me free.