Down and down in the deep dark void,

down and down we go

Helpless puppets on unseen strings,

dancing to and fro

Down and down in the deep dark void,

where all is dark and low

Rivers of sorrow and the vales of loss,

all misery and woe

Down and down in the deep dark void,

where all is grey and foe

Soil is rotten and all decays,

whatever do you sow                                                   

Down and down in the deep dark void,

where all is cold and snow

The sins pursued and the chill of loss,

regret is what you owe

Down and down in the deep dark void,

the face you never show

Reflected in the mirrors is the ugly truth,

a loathsome tableau

Down and down in the deep dark void,

hides the lethal blow

The wind so strong the hope so gone,

the anchor you must throw

Down and down in the deep dark void,

dead is the rivers’ flow

The soul is gone, conscience is dead

flowers will never grow

Down and down in the deep dark void,

croaks the lonely crow

The end is nigh, judgment at hand,

but death will come so slow