Once again I walked these streets
They led me to a forlorn place
I decided to open the gatesand step into this shadowy place
Not a long time agoI used to sit here from hour to hour
From day to day,from month to month.
All the beauty I saw aroundwas in these dying plants and dried soil
Still those trees and flowers grew for me
But they withered before they bloomed.
Now I'm sitting in these shadows again
Remembering things I've seen and felt
Remembering thingsI hoped I had forgotten
A lot of darkness, a lot of paintoo much for one garden to take.
Back on my feet I leave this place.
It's too much for my heart to face.
I close the gate and walk away
But when will I have to come back again?
Shadowy garden, I thought I left you for good
But here I am again, standing at your gates.
Shadowy garden, I tried to forget you,but time after time I stumble across you
Shadowy garden, forever you'll be there
But know that now I have also other gardens to stay!
Perhaps one daywhen I have the strength
I'll take one withered floweraway from your poisoned ground,
I'll move it to some other gardenand plant it into good soil.
And one dayI'll watch the dead come alive,
Shadowy garden,it has come time for me to move on.
Shadowy garden, forever you'll be there
But know that now I have also other gardens to stay!