Hospital Nights

"How could this happen?" He silently stammered
The dude must've been drunk, totally hammered
What other explanation could there be instead
For leaving an innocent person for dead?

He followed the doctors and closed the line
Begging for her to just give him a sign
Anything to soothe him or ease his mind
Anything to tell him he won't get left behind

The shouting sounded dull, echoing on
He could only hope for her to be strong
Emergency surgery should save her life
How he wished it had been him, and not his wife



A man with no shadow roams the halls
Wherever he goes, the darkness falls
A black silhouette, never really gone
Stalking the floors 'til his job is done

Just two levels above them he walked around
Entering a room without making a sound
A small boy was still awake, sitting on his bed
He had tubes in his wrists and his eyes were red

The man sat beside him and rubbed his back
He looked up at him, his tears were pitch black
The child wasn't scared, not terrified at all
He took the man's hand and joined him in the hall

A man with no shadow moves like a ghost
Welcomed by some, feared by most
Many would cower and try to defend
Others will greet him, just like a friend



She'd been moved to a room, unconscious and still
He sat by her bedside, worried and ill
The accident repeating itself through his head
The memory of impact filling him with dread

Why did it have to be this night?
A day of fun had turned to fright
They'd been riding bikes, just having fun
All of it ended by a drunk hit-and-run

He barely remembered what happened after
Pieces were missing from this awful disaster
But he didn't care, all he wanted now
Was to see her wake up, no matter how



A man with no shadow roams the halls
Wherever he goes, the darkness falls
A black silhouette, never really gone
Stalking the floors 'til his job is done

One floor lower he politely knocked
This room he entered was usually locked
The old woman awoke, but suddenly stalled
Her eyes were tired, her head was bald

Tears softly ran down her wrinkled face
Black streaks formed as she awaited his embrace
She looked at him with a slightly solemn smile
She'd suffered enough, it was time for her trial

A man with no shadow moves like a ghost
Welcomed by some, feared by most
Many would bargain, lie and pretend
Others will join him and welcome their end



Some doctors came in, he stepped to the side
He asked them questions but no-one replied
All of them acted like he wasn’t even there
He only wanted answers, this just wasn’t fair

Machines were buzzing along to the beat
Her heart hadn't yet accepted its defeat
Tears rolled down and stained his shirt
He angrily punched the wall, but it didn’t hurt

There was no time to worry or think that through
His thoughts wandered back to whatever he could do
He wouldn't leave her side, he'd always be with her
Things would go back to the way they were



A man with no shadow roams the halls
Wherever he goes, the darkness falls
A black silhouette, never really gone
Stalking the floors 'til his job is done

The door swung open and the figure stepped inside
He just needed one more person to guide
Nobody heard him, except for one
Who hadn’t yet realised that Death had won

He put his pale hand on the shoulder of the guy
He tried to make it clear, it was time to say goodbye
As dark tears fell the man shivered in his grip
But he let Death take him on his own final trip

A man with no shadow moves like a ghost
Welcomed by some, feared by most
Many would cry and beg for their life
Others will just wish the best for their wife



Death walked the halls with the man by his side
The bright lights flickered to slowly subside
As they vanished in the glow, without noises or cries
The woman was alone and opened her eyes



A man with no shadow roams the halls
Wherever he goes, the darkness falls
A black silhouette, almost fully gone
Leaving the floors as his job was done