Into the dark

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Green on green the fires burned
Into the dark, into the dark
Along the way that writhed and turned
Ever on into the dark

One man walked upon the track
Into the dark, into the dark
One man never turning back
Stumbled into the dark

They sent their word, they sent their will
Into the dark, into the dark
And when they’d done he went on still
Helpless into the dark

They sent their strength, they sent their own
Into the dark, into the dark
And one man walked no more alone
Two went into the dark

His brother ran with storm-clad mind
Into the dark, into the dark
He cast one free and stayed behind
Tempted into the dark

The thunder rolled, the lightning flashed
Into the dark, into the dark
They choked upon the drifting ash
Crumbling into the dark

And still one shadow walked ahead
Into the dark, into the dark
And in his wake the words unsaid
Echoed into the dark

They sent their mercy, sent it true
Into the dark, into the dark
The spear pierced his body through
Spinning into the dark

Green on green the fires still burn
Into the dark, into the dark
And those who pass them don't return
Ever on into the dark

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No, that's not the way it happened. But it's true, nonetheless.

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