This song is about a man’s loss of his relationship, coupled with the effect on his life, descent into substance abuse, and ultimate despair. The story is told from the man’s POV.

I met a man who wasn’t there
He walked alone without a care
And moved beyond my line of sight
Striding softly through the night
I couldn’t stop him if I tried
And so, because of me, he died
Lost in a void of darkness

There is no shelter from this storm
No words left for me to form
About the wreckage that we leave
And life that waits for me to grieve
For stainless are my thoughts so true
Beside my special love for you
Bound by the flash of darkness

Teardrops wash my window pane
To rinse away the shameful stain
Of things that I should never see
About the love you felt for me
But I couldn’t count the cost
Of knowing what it was I’d lost
Riding on a tide of darkness

How could I ever sink so low?
With only smoke and ash to show
Melancholic glass in hand
And needle filled with contraband
Shadow quickly overwhelms
The need to enter into realms
That stem the veil of darkness

And I wind my window down
On this ugly side of town
They take the money to survive
And need it just to stay alive
There’s nothing left to break my fall
No way for me to end it all
Swallowed by the grave of darkness