Melancholy Beast

Skin of thorns, a breath of fire
No life comes near it, none feels its desire
A longing for something to ease the loneliness
In these deep enchanted woods, it feeds on emptiness.

Who hears you? Who sees you?
Only those who you infect with fear
No equals, a darker part of light
Your only legacy was the pleasant shades of night.

[Chorus:]
And now it's been too long
Your cry of pain to someone
You are the melancholy beast of the woods
Never have you felt at home
in the silent dark of your throne
You are the melancholy beast of the woods.

Who hears my cry? Who looks beneath?

Who hears your cry? Who looks beneath?
A twin born creature or a fellow soul
Behold your queen, one of your kind
Not of looks, but of what's kept inside.

Who hears you? Who sees you?
Only those who you infect with fear
Across the ages you've waited patiently
Oh, and now she's here, a light so clear.

[Chorus]

And the world held its breath in enchantment
And the beauty and the beast within united
And the light and the dark were as one
And a new way of understanding was born.