Songs · DAEMONIC

To My Grave

Track 9 on DAEMONIC, 2023.

Standing among leaning cross markers in a sunlit cemetery, black tank top and cross pendant, shovel in hand.
Photo: David Tayar

To My Grave Lyrics

Lord don’t have mercy on me, I’m not about to change
I know there’ll be some pain
Black scars bearing my name were never made in vain

The truth I won’t betray, and I’ll die before I cave

I take my sight, my soul, my strength
To My Grave
I take my scars, my silent pain
To My Grave
Until my last breath, my final dance with death
Take my spirit and my strength
To My Grave

Spirits guide me never defy me, I know I’ve made mistakes
But I never will betray
Spirits guide never defy me, blackened and astray
The truth I won’t betray, and I’ll die before I cave

I take my sight, my soul, my strength
To My Grave
I take my scars, my silent pain
To My Grave
Until my last breath, my final dance with death
Take my spirit and my strength
To My Grave

I, I know there’ll be some pain
This knife cuts both ways
Lord don’t have mercy on me
I’m not about to change, never will betray
And I’ll die before I…
I take my sight, my soul, my strength
I take my scars, my silent pain

I take my sight, my soul, my strength (I take my strength)
To My Grave
I take my scars, my silent pain
To My Grave
Until my last breath, my final dance with death
Take my spirit and my strength
To My Grave

Lyrics written by Daemon Grey.