A darker shade of black

Left a trail so deep, after a lifetime in hell
they retreat into a calm, and a dark
acceptance of time and the end of what we know
It’s cold when you look in their eyes, their claws are meant to hold
and to hold and to hold and to hold
but what they truly are, you’ll never know
Away, fade away
in a darker shade of black they fade away
They left for something to fill, a long time ago
found a way to the stars
end up as black holes descended from sky
Away, fade away
in a darker shade of black they fade away
lords of war and birds of death and pain
in a darker shade of black they fade away