You took my darkness & kept it locked away
I saw my weakness reflect in shades of grey
Staring through a lover's eyes
Believed your weakest alibis
You sold me a mirror of life

You held my darkness & saved it up for when
You'd pay it back with interest & leave me dark again
Staring at the wall all day
Painted in my favourite grey
And I bought your vision of light

You look so cold my dear
Where is your coat my dear
What's round your throat my dear
Two circles of light

I left you darkness to keep the mirror bright
A touch of sadness & then we kiss good night
What's that you said my dear
No, I can hear you very clear
Alone in my vision of light

All I wanna do is hold the mirror up to your life
see if it reflects the moment that the sky it turned from light to dark
and hoping that there's still a bright reflection in the glass
a shining of the moment past a bitter glow all that remains
just not the darkness closing in

Look through my darkness & try imagine why
Not just the mirror glass, a million shards of light
Gaze a thousand yard away
Shade & shade & shade of grey
And you sold me a stairway to hell...