There's a black river flowing
  A poisoned stream
  Out of nowhere it comes
  And nowhere it leads
  There's no today, and no tomorrow
  
  That river is fed
  By the dark thoughts of those
  That have a black heart inside
  And I feel how I get close
  To them myself, in all my sorrow
  And the river starts dragging me in
  
  Silently I watched and waited
  Each and every night
  You should have anticipated
  That something was not right
  
  Would you hold the line
  In days like these my friend
  Would you hold the line
  Or would you cut it off at your end
  
  Something crawls out of the river
  Something crawls all over my skin
  Something is trying to get hold of my heart
  I'm losing my sense of direction
  And I cannot remember
  Anything but the world fading to grey
  As the river is dragging me in
  
  Silently I watched and waited
  Each and every night
  You should have anticipated
  That something was not right
  
  Would you hold the line
  In days like these my friend
  Would you hold the line
  Or would you cut it off at your end
  
  In a short clear moment
  I force all my resistance
  So I stretch out my hands to reach out
  For the river's bank
  
  I'm not yet ready to go under
  I'm not yet giving up
  There still is a chance to find
  Someone that's worth
  Taking any risk, and taking on any fight
  That makes me put all of these sorrows aside
  Sometimes it takes just a word
  To save a life
  
  So if you get to that river one day
  You better take my advice
  Don't forget what I say
  It's not too late to turn around
  So don't let it drag you in
  
  Would you hold the line
  In days like these my friend
  Would you hold the line
  Or would you cut it off at your end
  
  Would you hold the line