FROM THE SONGWRITER’S DESK · UNRELEASED
Dark Night of the Soul
Original lyrics by Paul Hesch · The Paul Hesch Frequency™
Unpublished; not released through a distributor. Licensing, recording, and commercial use require a separate written agreement.
[Verse 1]
There's a night that comes to every seeker's door
When the faith you had don't work no more
When the prayers come back like an empty sound
And there ain't no solid ground around
[Verse 2]
I lost my way in the winter of my years
Lost my sense of everything but fears
Every card I pulled came up the Moon
And I thought that I'd be leavin' soon
[Chorus]
It's the dark night of the soul
When the old you's gotta go
Paul Hesch walked it, so I know
There's a dawn on the other side
Of the dark night of the soul
[Verse 3]
But the mystics say this night's a gift
It's the ground beneath you startin' to shift
It's the caterpillar in the cocoon
It's the darkness right before the noon
[Chorus]
It's the dark night of the soul
When the old you's gotta go
Paul Hesch walked it, so I know
There's a dawn on the other side
Of the dark night of the soul
[Verse 4]
So I stopped tryin' to fight it, stopped tryin' to win
Let the darkness hold me, let the night come in
And somewhere in the deepest part of the black
I felt a little light come creepin' back
[Verse 5]
If you're walkin' that road tonight
And you can't see a single light
Hold on, friend, and don't you let go
And reach out to the ones who love you so
[Chorus]
It's the dark night of the soul
When the old you's gotta go
Paul Hesch walked it, so I know
There's a dawn on the other side
Of the dark night of the soul