Ferryman's Toll

The river runs black, a mirror of despair Coins on my eyes, cold breath in the air A silhouette looms through the mist and the flame Charon calls out, he's screaming my name No turning back, the current pulls tight Oars carve the void in the dead of the night A debt unpaid, a soul to claim The weight of my sins fuels the ferryman's game Styx flows deep, the shadows creep No salvation, no reprieve Row me down where the lost ones dwell Through the screams and the sulfur smell Charon grins with a hollow stare Pay the toll or rot right there Bound in chains of eternity's grip The ferryman sails on this endless trip No light, no hope, just the river's roar To the underworld's shore Bones line the banks, a graveyard of dreams Echoes of anguish in tormented screams His hands like claws, his eyes burn red A guide for the damned, a shepherd of dread The water's alive, it whispers my fate A tide of regret, too little, too late I claw at the wood, but the boat won't sway Charon's my judge, and I'm his prey Styx flows deep, the shadows creep No salvation, no reprieve Row me down where the lost ones dwell Through the screams and the sulfur smell Charon grins with a hollow stare Pay the toll or rot right there Bound in chains of eternity's grip The ferryman sails on this endless trip No light, no hope, just the river's roar To the underworld's shore Pay the price The oars slam down, the Styx ignites Souls adrift No escape from the endless night Charon reigns The toll's my blood, my final fight Scream for me, drown in the void tonight Every stroke is a heartbeat stilled Every wave with torment filled A coin for the passage, a life undone The ferryman's work is never done I see the gates, the fires rise Reflected in his lifeless eyes No mercy here, no pleas to send Just the river, the dark, and the end Row me down where the lost ones dwell Through the screams and the sulfur smell Charon grins with a hollow stare Pay the toll or rot right there Bound in chains of eternity's grip The ferryman sails on this endless trip No light, no hope, just the river's roar To the underworld's shore The Styx runs cold, my soul's been sold Charon's laughter, ancient, bold Fade to black, the ferry slows Into the deep where no one knows