twilight twilight nihil nihil

		who will deliver me from this body of death?
		who will deliver me from this body of death?
		who will deliver me from this body of death?
		who will deliver me from this body of death?

		there is no refuge 
		i have found the word does not save 
		there is no refuge 
		in the rock or stone 
		there is no refuge
		in the wind or other forces of nature 
		the fire especially especially does not save 
		the fire only destroys 
		and though it may purify it takes takes takes 
		and gives nihil back nihil nihil nihil nihil nihil 
		and the holybooks alas have not 
		will not alas can not save nihil nihil nihil 
		this is the chorus of the wind 
		the sun the moon the waters all blue all green or stagnant 
		nihil they sing nihil 
		the inmost light nihil nihil 
		the inmost light nihil nihil 
		the inmost light nihil 
		finally the child aged dies and sings 
		nihil this swansong towards nothing 
		nihil nihil nihil nihil nihil 
		we need not not not blow out the candle 
		nihil nihil 
		it dies anyhow 
		nihil nihil nihil 
		who will deliver me from this body of death?
		nihil nihil nihil
		who will deliver me from this body of death?
		nihil call me nihil nihil 
		the stars are so far 
		i had thought not but nihil but nihil 
		the great king is dead 
		the great queen is dead 
		their child stillborn 
		and so nihil nihil nihil nihil 
		they call the inmost light 
		but hear nihil nihil nihil 
		who will deliver me from this body of death?
		who will deliver me from this body of death?
		nihil nihil nihil
		i felt i saw you coming over the water
		without you i am nothing 
		and still i see you 
		nihil nihil nihil nihil
		in the room where
		nihil nihil nihil
		the wineglass shattered in the box i gave it to you 
		nihil nihil nihil nihil
		shattered
		nihil
		i thought i saw you waving to me over the bay 
		nihil nihil nihil
		you waved 
		nihil
		
		why we have no words any longer 
		to say to one another 
		your mouth opens and 
		nihil nihil nihil
		bend your face to kiss you said nihil
		bend your arms to hold you said nihil
		and nihil nihil nihil
		there is nothing there 
		nihil nihil nihil
		bend your face to kiss you said 
		
		the waters arise and take me finally 
		and my remembrance is 
		nihil nihil nihil nihil nihil nihil nihil nihil nihil nihil nihil nihil