Solitude
Candlemass Lyrics

I'm sitting here alone in darkness
I am currently in a dark place all by myself.

Waiting to be free,
My desire is to be liberated from this lonely place.

Lonely and forlorn I am crying
I feel a great sense of despondency and grief which has made me burst into tears.

I long for my time to come
I very much yearn to pass away from this life.

Death means just life
To me, death is just the alternative life we all must come to.

Please let me die in solitude
I wish to breathe my last all alone and by myself.

Hate is my only friend
My only comrade is intense dislike for others.

Pain is my father
I have been brought up by agony and misery.

Torment is delight to me
I take pleasure in distress and misery inflicted on me.

Death is my sanctuary
For me, death is a holy place and a safe haven.

I seek it with pleasure
I am very content to pursue death.

Please let me die in solitude...
Once more, I implore you to allow me to pass away all alone.

Receive my sacrifice
Accept the sacrifice I am willing to offer.

My lifeblood is exhausted!
I have run out of the will to live.

No one gave love and understanding
I have not received compassion and love from others.

Hear these words, Vilifiers and pretenders
I direct these words to people who have disparaged me, been deceitful to or about me.

Please let me die in solitude
It is my intense desire to pass away all alone.

Earth to earth Ashes to ashes Dust to dust
Man comes from the earth and goes back to it - earth to earth, ashes to ashes, and dust to dust.

Sitting here alone in darkness
Once again, I find myself in darkness and solitude.

Waiting to be free,
This time, my fervent wish remains to be free from my melancholy.

Lonely and forlorn I am crying
I cannot help but be despondent and sad, which makes me weep.

I long for my time to come
Once more, I want to pass away from this earth.

Death means just life
Simply put, to me, death is life in its natural form.

Please let me die in solitude
As I have always begged, let me breathe my last all alone.

Earth to earth Ashes to ashes Dust to dust
These words depict man's origin and his eventual end - he comes from the earth, to ashes, and then to dust.

Earth to earth Ashes to ashes Dust to dust
Man's lifecycle ends just as it starts, from earth to ashes and finally to dust.

Earth to earth Ashes to ashes Dust to dust
As is in life, so is in death - the beginning is the end - earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

Earth to earth Ashes to ashes Dust to dust
The refrain of the song acknowledges our physical being by saying, at the end of life, we return to earth.

And please let me die in solitude...
Finally, for the last time, I reiterate my wish to pass away all alone.