Always on the cutting edge, The New York Room combines lyrical poetry with … Read Full Bio ↴Always on the cutting edge, The New York Room combines lyrical poetry with a mix of rock, Celtic, Gothic and ambient melodies to create a uniquely multi-layered and distinctive style. Hauntingly beautiful, each song is a finely crafted listening experience that both soothes and excites. Richly flavored with under currents of sensuality, both dark and light, you needn't be familiar with any particular genre to enjoy their music. The New York Room stands on its own with a sound that is accessible and ageless, but fans of Evanescence, the Cocteau Twins and Enya will truly love this band.

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Lament
The New York Room Lyrics

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As dusk grows cold
And the sky comes forth,
Echoes long and low
The piercing thorns of dawn
Have now all gone away

Bathe me in darkness
Beneath thy veil

Darker, darker
Deep within: further, further

Oh, dark night
Hold me close
Tight in your arms
Don't leave me alone
Plagued with doubt and woe
To you I've come alone
Weary and worn with scorn

Bathe me in darkness
Beneath thy veil
Darker, darker
Deep within: further, further

As dawn blurs, unfurls and warms
And the sky opens once more
In its light, I am more alone

Only to beckon again the night
And wait for day to darken and die

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The New York Room's song Lament are deeply introspective and intense, as they reflect upon the singer's feelings of loneliness, despair and the need to escape the bright and painful daylight. The first stanza describes the shift from dusk to dawn and the piercing thorns of dawn disappearing, leaving behind a sense of darkness and emptiness. The singer then asks to be 'bathed in darkness' and taken deeper within it, as if the only way to find peace and calm is to be surrounded by darkness.

The second stanza repeats the request for darkness, but this time to be held close by the 'dark night' and not left alone. The singer seems to be plagued by 'doubt and woe' and seeks refuge from this pain by escaping into the shadows. The ending lines of the stanza emphasize the singer's weariness and exhaustion with life, as they arrive at the doorstep of the dark night alone and scorned.

The final stanza repeats the theme of day turning into night and the relief that the night brings. The singer finds themselves even more alone in the daylight, but eagerly awaits the return of the night to once again envelop them in darkness. The lyrics to Lament are filled with a sense of longing and need for the comfort that only darkness and the night can provide.

Line by Line Meaning

As dusk grows cold
As the evening gets colder

And the sky comes forth
And the sky becomes visible

Echoes long and low
Sounds that are drawn out and deep

The piercing thorns of dawn
The sharp pain of facing a new day

Have now all gone away
The painful feelings have passed

Bathe me in darkness
Surround me in darkness

Beneath thy veil
Under the cover of darkness

Darker, darker
Make it darker still

Deep within: further, further
Go deeper into the darkness

Oh, dark night
Addressing the darkness

Hold me close
Comfort me