Penny Dreadful Lullaby

When I was young

And scared of the word

My mother would sing me a song

A tune that I keep in a sacred place

Because I know that my life won't be long

It tells of the place where you go

When your time here on earth is through

A beautiful place we call heaven

Is it true

Please, God, I pray that it's true

'Cause once this land was heaven on Earth

Green hills were all you could see

But now it's soot and steel and brick

So it looks more like hell to me

And each day brings more and more suffering

And each night is silence and fear

And I wake to the sound of your voice

But you're not here

Why aren't you here?

So now I lay me down to sleep

I pray the Lord

My soul to keep

Please let me die before I wake

So the Lord my soul can take

Then maybe I'll finally find you

'Midst the beauty of paradise

And you'll sing not of dying

But living

Wouldn't that be nice?

Wouldn't that be nice?