Lost in the Haze

In crystal chalices - a spellbound wine…
The candles flicker… shadows intertwine…

In crystal chalices, the cursed drink,
The mirrors whisper, trembling on the brink.
My weary sighs, the words all turn to dust,
The hearth is gone - no fire left to trust.

I call the dawn, but night won’t hear,
Her silence deafens, cold and near.
My spirit breaks, it tears through me,
I’m lost in shadows, endlessly.

Once passion’s flame could warm my soul,
But time has burned it, left a hollow.
Just ashes, wounds, and empty skies,
A heart that bleeds, a dream that dies.

How can I flee this endless ring,
Where love is gone, a vanished thing?
Where all my hopes are turned to stone,
And ghosts of past won’t leave me alone?

Once there was fire - now only night,
No guiding flame, no saving light.
Each step I take - the chains still weigh,
I’m trapped inside this web of grey.

In crystal chalices, the cursed drink,
Through candle shadows I still sink.
I beg for mercy, crave one voice:
“Come back, my love, you are my choice!”

But in the glass - reflections stare,
No gentle hand, no warmth is there.
Lost in the haze, I fade away,
As night consumes the break of day.

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Here’s a link to the song:

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/dTgLA61XB5XtHA

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In Russian:

http://stihi.ru/2024/08/28/6038