In this house of madness
He sings his dirge
For his sister, Madeline
As she fades from his life
In this house of suffering
I hear his words
Heavy and horrible
And they sang to me thus:
Our time now has been lost
In a dim remembered tale
My only duty was but to sing
And now I laugh - but never smile
A smile on her lips so cold
She leaves this place
Sleep - not for me tonight
In this house of death
My time now has been lost
In a dim remembered song
There''s blood upon her white robes
A blood red moon
The House of Usher will fall now