The cradle of despair. br The ever-winter air. br Is anybody there, br Beneath this dreadful moon br Evoking thirst for tears? br I'm screaming - no one hears. br I breathe the same old fear br That I'll be dying soon. br My soul strays and hovers, br My heart is under covers, br My lonely secret lovers - br The clouds and the sea - br Can grant me no salvation br Within my heart's temptation br In this dilapidation br I see no way to flee.