In the depths of darkness lies a narcissism In the quiet shallows of an endless chasm Breaths a confidence that never can stay Because the Lord he giveth and he taketh away In our youth we're inspired by our parents teaching Cause it's easy to relate that to incessant preaching If you shoot for the heart for it to ricochet Because the Lord he giveth and he taketh away Suffer No one is coming back for you Back not for you Oh, suffer To you I bestow One last fate of blood I won't let you forget or push it aside Even though the darkness will always subside For an eternity you have subscribed Give in to light and let sadness preside For the Lord he giveth and he taketh away For the Lord he giveth and he taketh away For the Lord he giveth and he taketh away For the Lord he giveth and he taketh away