The night is growing dark
The rain is pouring hard
The doors are creaking down the hall

I hear their cries so faint
Their spirits lie in vain
The lights go off and they all fall

When will misery leave the gates of happiness
When will the cries of pain leave us all alone

Like the pianist in the dark
Who plays when the lights go off
Whose world is torn apart
And finally losing hope
We'll never really make it through the storm
If we all just free fall
Don't let sorrow tear yourself apart
Like the pianist in the dark

Walking down the streets
I felt something creep
Behind my back I felt shivers

Lost souls linger here
The foul smell of doom is there
The spirit's low just everywhere

There's no time to waste
We must get back to the race

Like the pianist in the dark
Who plays when the lights go off
Whose world is torn apart
And finally losing hope
We'll never really make it through the storm
If we all just free fall
Don't let sorrow tear yourself apart
Like the pianist in the dark

After all this is the beginning
There's no need to cry for nothing
If we all heed one world
Together we become absurd
But there's nothing more than searching
For what's better or worse

Like the pianist in the dark
Who plays when the lights go off
Whose world is torn apart
And finally losing hope
We'll never really make it through the storm
If we all just free fall
Don't let sorrow tear yourself apart
Like the pianist in the dark

Like the pianist in the dark