At The Gates Of Sleep Lyrics - Insomnium

Listen to the night, hearken to the silence 

The wind sings in fir-trees, forests music rings 

Rueful is the tune, wailful the soughing 

Soothing is the choir, murmur of the trees 

Time to forget all the heartache and pain 

Time to leave behind all the toil and travail 

Here where the water mirrors a still sky 

Here a fair place for a child to lie 

Under the woeful sky, moss-grown our bed tonight 

Here we sprawl in mellow darkness 

In warm caress of the night 

Far away from world's betrayals 

Afar from all the Heaven's might 

Better to dream, far sweeter to slumber 

Than face the cold days, bear the grim longing 

Time to rest a while, close the drowsy eyes 

Sleep till the dawn, till the bleak morning 

Heed not the rustle or hoots of the owl 

Heed not the ghosts that still dwell in the soul 

Night brings us solace and serenity deep 

Night brings at last neverending sleep 

Better it would be to sleep forever 

In silent shades of the evernight 

Sweet are the dreams in the groves of death 

Far away from the earthly woes 

Sound is the sleep under spruce's boughs 

Serene are the dreams in the darkling shade 

Gone are the cares of the waking world 

Forgotten the sorrows of the weary heart