Oh joy, oh joyful hearts elude us Ever slipping through our fingers Miserere mei, Deus A lonesome, outcast am I Destroy, destroy the darkness in me Need to hear a song resounding In Saecula Saeculorum A lost soul, adrift am I Oh, give me a reason To keep myself alive Without your world, I can't go on So send me an answer That sweeps across the air To lift me up from all my despair As Death comes knocking Caught in a world of noise Oh, let me hear your voice Your voice will resurrect us 'Fore the mirror cracks and splinters Miserere mei, Deus I'm yearning, weak as I am Rejoice, rejoice of all your glory Push it out in all directions In Saecula Saeculorum An eternal world that awaits Give me a reason To not give in to this Corrupt and deafening abyss Forsake me an answer That covers all the seas To take me out of my misery As Death comes knocking