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Ill-Starred Son Lyrics by Insomnium

In the Halls of Awaiting

2002

[Verse 1]
Her dirge still echoes in these woods
Mourning lingers in the vales
As the wind cries on the shore
Her wailing can be heard
Mirthless is this wandering
Through hallow days
Like a pale ghost
I waste away in this foul world
[Pre-Chorus]
What sin do I atone for
In this dreadful way
Why the gods sneer at me
As I keep writhing in pain
[Chorus]
Where has my dearest gone to
Where sings now my maiden fair
Beneath the darksome waters
Underneath the moonlit waves
Where is our ill-starred son
Where lies our poor stillborn child
Below the silent mound
In the arms of sacred earth
[Verse 2]
She became weary of the world
Tired of this marred life
Burdened with sorrow far too deep
A pain impossible to bear
There is no light at the end
Of this blackened path
Calm again are the sullen
Waters before me
[Pre-Chorus]
What sin do I atone for
In this dreadful way
Why the gods sneer at me
As I keep writhing in pain
[Chorus]
Where has my dearest gone to
Where sings now my maiden fair
Beneath the darksome waters
Underneath the moonlit waves
Where is our ill-starred son
Where lies our poor stillborn child
Below the silent mound
In the arms of sacred earth
[Outro]
If gods shall hearken to me
Fate will be benign
I leave these woes behind
Depart from these cares
For we shall be reunited
On the other side
I descend to my love
And caress her forevermore
Credits
Insomnium

Insomnium

About “Ill-Starred Son” by Insomnium

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"Ill-Starred Son" appears on "In the Halls of Awaiting" in 2002.

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