Since You Left These Shores
In the hardest time of my life My heart shattered and despised The winds of farewell blowing wildly And a storm of tears engulfs me Feeling of longing in the air The memory that no longer exists Love once so strong now faded away Hated in the abysses of the past The sky cries rain and all is grey One last farewell before you go Words we never said The ravens sing a sad song Trembles with the sound of loneliness Our paths diverge in the dark And disappear into the horizon The hope that once glowed fades The stars go out, the moon hides And all is drowning in a sea of sorrow Abandonment is my constant companion Now that you are gone I'm now on my own The words of the echo Say goodbye to this chapter Now is the time to tell you a story Of friendship, love and loss so lonely She left these shores where we once found glory In the laughter that masked our fears
Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 18, 2026
Last night, I dreamt of a song I tried in vain to hear it today It seemed the song wanted me to remember The day you left, but the memory fades Its beauty, melody, and notes In my dream, I heard the echo of the past Unaware of the power that awakening would cast I don’t have her, and I don’t know her voice But when she sleeps, I’m certain I’m awake Those eyes can see my soul outside of me There’s nothing, no sound, no one around But I have a hunch And that hunch is the only thing I know I feel those eyes are the same From her, strange forces chase me through my life In my dreams, they come to see That I’m alone, and can’t close my eyes Staring into the unseen Her head adorned with a crown A rose tangled in her hair And her gaze, it pierces through Telling me she feels me too A path of care That leads me to hope And fills me with tenderness Maybe she’s dreaming with the eyes beyond all evil Beyond illusions and life And with her sleeps the unseen, and her beauty Maybe it’s real, and she’ll be here after this dream Or maybe she’s sleeping, and the grave is sadly caring for her Free from all the pain, in realms of the unknown Last night, I dreamt of a song, I tried in vain to hear it today It seemed the song wanted me to remember The day you left, but the memory fades Its beauty, melody, and notes In my dream, I heard the echo of the past, Unaware of... Maybe she’s dreaming
Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 18, 2026
Going through the vast abyss, A fragile echo of a time long past, When I was whole, and you stood by me, Shadows linger in my mind. Sorrow reigns, and hope is blind, A whisper cuts through the endless night, Of dreams once held, now lost in flight. Falling softly, none to hear In the winds of sorrow, lost and torn In the embrace of night, forever mourn Like an autumn leaf, I disappear to dust. Cold embrace of endless gloom, In this desolate, eternal tomb, A hollow heart, an empty soul, The weight of loss has taken its toll. In twilight's grip, the darkness grows, A silent scream that no one knows. Your face, a ghost, a fleeting trace, In every shadowed, empty space. Falling softly, none to hear In the winds of sorrow, lost and torn In the embrace of night, forever mourn Like an autumn leaf, I disappear to dust. Your essence lingers, your ghostly trace In the hollow silence of this place The stars above, they mock my grief, Silent witnesses to my disbelief. The tears I shed, like rivers flow, In this void where shadows grow. In the cold earth, your name I carve, A testament to love now starved. As seasons change, I fade away, Like an autumn leaf, into the grey.
Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 18, 2026
Two decades have passed since you were torn away Twenty long years a lifetime's decay I breathe again beyond the grief I faced the void, I found belief The nights were long, the days were bleak In endless dark, my soul grew weak My heart entwined in chains of pain In sorrow’s grasp, I bore the strain Mourning years have shaped my soul In grief’s cold hands, I paid the toll Yet here I stand, forged anew... I made it through. A ghost in the mirror I faced alone On tides of sorrow, my heart turned to stone But the dawn broke with light anew I rose from ash, and I owe it to you Time may seal the wounds of yore But scars remain the truth of war Battles raged in the dead of night Against the shades that stole my light Now I stand at the edge of dawn The weight of pain forever gone From the abyss I rose, reborn Scarred and weathered, yet no longer torn Through agony, I carved a way To the blaze of an unbroken day Each step I take, I honor thee In sacred memory, I am set free Mourning years have shaped my soul In grief’s cold hands, I paid the toll Yet here I stand, forged anew... I made it through. A ghost in the mirror I faced alone On tides of sorrow, my heart turned to stone But the dawn broke with light anew I rose from ash, and I owe it to you Time may seal the wounds of yore But scars remain the truth of war Battles raged in the dead of night Against the shades that stole my light Memories like scars remain Etched in storms of endless rain A pallid face, a spirit torn But in silence... I was reborn Days turned to weeks Weeks into months Months into years And twenty years of mourning are... over
Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 18, 2026
The restless spirit of an eternal traveler, lost in time Bearing scars upon his soul an ever-bleeding sign No refuge, no solace no place to be found Chased by relentless ghosts that stalk him without sound In the depths of the night Where peace cannot be found A soul alone, no one to care Wandering through realms of desolation Haunted by echoes of lost salvation Restless spirit, embraced by grief Memories like phantoms, whispering deceit Leading him astray, through decay The restless spirit of an eternal traveler, lost in time Bearing scars upon his soul, an ever-bleeding sign No refuge, no solace, no place to be found Chased by relentless ghosts, that stalk him without sound Cities in the distance, landscapes dull and grey From place to place he roams, no home, no stay A nomad of sorrow, a pilgrim of pain His burden, a weight, forever to sustain In the storm of anguish, drenched by the rain Visions of the past rise like specters again Tearing at his mind, drowning out the cries Yearning for peace, where no solace lies The restless spirit of an eternal traveler, lost in time Bearing scars upon his soul An ever-bleeding sign No refuge, no solace no place to be found Chased by relentless ghosts that stalk him without sound Through empty valleys, through deserts of woe With every step, the emptiness grows Eyes blind with pain, the heart cold as ice In this endless journey, he pays the price In the stillness where the stars fade Whispers of hope, far away No sanctuary, no respite from dread In this labyrinth, forever he treads Seeking an end, a fleeting belief Lost in the fray, chasing shadows Night and day, day and night
Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 18, 2026
In the air a summer breeze Yet gripped by a sequence that will not release Depression coils with venomous might My heart ensnared, bound in blight Haunted by youth’s fading tune A life in ruins beneath the noon The past a phantom drawing near Feeding on sorrow, birthing fear Forgotten days they clutch and claw Scraping through the bones of all I saw A child lost, a soul betrayed In the maze of time, I fell and strayed My youth a realm forever crushed Haunted still by ruins hushed In depths where silent nightflowers loom I am the architect of my own tomb Beneath the weight of dread unbound A shattered mind, no light is found Seeking solace in tears that fall Yet no hand answers, no voice calls Through veils of time, a scream resounds Faint echoes where no hope is found Dreams are ash in ruin’s wake Where soul and shadow bend and break Forgotten days they clutch and claw Scraping through the bones of all I saw A child lost, a soul betrayed In the maze of time, I fell and strayed My youth a realm forever crushed Haunted still by ruins hushed In depths where silent nightflowers loom I am the architect of my own tomb Seasons fade, but wounds remain A silent witness to endless pain Dreams eroded by the sands of time A light condemned for forgotten crimes Forsaken youth, in darkness drowned Whispers of the past that only I hear Regret and longing, a mournful cry Beneath the ashen, weeping sky In the void of summer's fleeting grace A spirit lost, finds its place With every breath, the past entwined Youth once gone, in darkness confined Forgotten days they clutch and claw Scraping through the bones of all I saw A child lost, a soul betrayed In the maze of time, I fell and strayed My youth a realm forever crushed Haunted still by ruins hushed In depths where silent nightflowers loom I am the architect of my own tomb
Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 18, 2026
Wandering through shadows of forgotten towns Neon lights flicker with spectral frowns Haunted by echoes of stories untold Gripped by despair my soul grows cold Light of big cities beacons of pain Leading me nowhere, again and again From town to town, I drag my own doom In the heart of the dark, I echo in gloom Silent streets breathe broken dreams Crushed beneath life's cruel schemes Each step I take through distant dust Still I remain unwanted, unjust Light of big cities beacons of pain Leading me nowhere, again and again From town to town, I drag my own doom In the heart of the dark, I echo in gloom Beneath the steel, beneath the stone I veil myself forever alone A shadow beneath the pouring rain Longing for peace that will never remain In alleys drowned in silent cries I search in vain with hollow eyes For fragments of joy, for meaning, for grace But the city's light reveals no face Light of big cities frozen and bright Offers no solace, no end to the night Their glow is a cage, their warmth a lie A mirror of pain beneath the sky Light of big cities beacons of pain, Leading me nowhere, again and again. From town to town, I carry the flame Of my own sorrow always the same
Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 18, 2026
Here I stand, alone on barren ground Where no soul dares to tread The wind, it whispers tales of loss Of sorrow, left unsaid The paths we walked are lost to time I've ceased to count the days Since you were gone I've lingered here Where no one comes, or stays Endless waiting in summer’s deceit The gentle breeze denies me peace Day by day I haunt the silent plain Onward still, I wander near The path from which you disappeared Through the trees, a distant strain In this place where time remains Longing just to feel release To see this suffering cease Guide my heart, be my flame As once you did, before you came In the stillness of the dying night I ache for your return To end this ceaseless vigil's grip And soothe the fire that burns In dawn's pale hush, I seek your trace Along the trails we knew Wishing through the void of sound A single sign from you Endless waiting in summer’s deceit The gentle breeze denies me peace Day by day I haunt the silent plain Onward still, I wander near The path from which you disappeared Through the trees a distant strain In this place where time remains Longing just to feel release To see this suffering cease Guide my heart be my flame As once you did before you came Bridges scorched, no path to turn Perhaps it's meant this way Facing now the shapeless dark With will, I carve my stay Bridges scorched, no past to hold The shadows guide my flame Embracing void, I walk alone Defiant, I reclaim my name At this crossroad without encounter Where hope begins to wane I wander deep in veils of grief A soul enslaved by pain Unseen roads stretch out before Beneath the night’s cruel eye Each step a march through power's grip A throne where echoes die The past dissolves in spectral haze Its ruins left behind With every dawn, I seek the void Unchained in form and mind Onward still, I wander near The path from which you disappeared Through the trees, a distant strain In this place where time remains Longing just to feel release To see this suffering cease Guide my heart, be my flame As once you did, before you came
Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 18, 2026
I still remember the olden days How we walked those timeworn ways The feeling of being unbroken Swallowed whole by Father Time, unspoken Emptiness bites with every dawn I only wish to forget you're gone The path we dreamed now overgrown Since the day you left, I walk alone Memories still bleed in me When I hear those songs of reverie I waited for you through endless years Like sailors wait for wind to clear Six decades have passed since you left these shores My youth is gone but love endures And still I gaze upon the sea This breathing silence devours me This hatred drags me far below Into a song the stars don’t know And if I could and if I dared I’d gather all the beauty we once shared But even the tears of this broken world Could never speak the love I held Memories still bleed in me When I hear those songs of reverie I waited for you through endless years Like sailors wait for wind to clear Six decades have passed since you left these shores My youth is gone but love endures I’d give all if you were near Just a moment of eternity here To follow your trail into the dusk I’d give all, all I have, if you were near I'm looking for birds in the night Where we stole a glow under the whistle of the dawn Where have you been? As I had my hardest time Six decades have passed Be my shelter... again Be my haven... again Be my hope... again Be my home... again I waited for you through endless years Six decades have passed since you left these shores My youth is gone But my love endures.... Eternally I waited for you Six decades have passed since you left these shores
Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 18, 2026
Now is the time to tell you a story Of friendship, love, and loss so lonely I left those shores where we once found glory In the laughter that masked our fears We were young, and dreams ran deep Building castles where oceans sleep Our footprints marked the shifting land With hearts unburdened, hand in hand But fate, with claws both cruel and grand Tore me away from where you stand And time, with teeth of slow decay Left only echoes... and dreams turned grey Don’t worry too much When I’m not near your side Someday, I promise... All shall return in time's tide By the shore where the breakers scream You stand alone, chasing a dream A sailor lost in yearning's flame In solitude, whispering my name I watch unseen, in silence dwell Your sorrow a frost, an endless spell At these crossroads without encounter... I wait Six decades drifted through voiceless air Since the day I vanished, unaware Left you stranded in twilight's womb As the sea became both cradle and tomb Now I wander where shadows call Bound to your soul, through rise and fall Your sorrow grows, a sacred blight In this cursed, eternal night And here you stand now On those shores from which I'm gone Staring out to sea... Believing I moved on Loneliness, your only kin Depression, where your prayers begin My suicide sealed both our fates A curse bound tight through sorrow’s gates The letters I wrote, never touched your hand Ink stained by waves, lost in sand The shore remains, both grave and shrine Witness to your wordless cries In the dark I'm still by your side A life unlived, dreams forsaken In every wave, I see your tears In the storm, your voice is shaken Haunting me across the years The cruel passage of each morrow And the coldness of the sand I left those shores so suddenly But in death I am forever with you
Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 18, 2026