Church bells toll
Thunder roars around me
I’ve been warned to prepare myself
For the fall

I’m armed to the teeth with tender pain
Of all yesterdays

Tears on tape
I will follow into your heart
Sketching rain from afar

Tears on tape
She surrenders needle in arm
While we dance into the storm

Darkness falls
Settling the score with love for once and for all

Soaked in blood I cry my farewells

To the summer rain, lonely and afraid

Tears on tape
I will follow into your heart
Sketching rain from afar

Tears on tape
She surrenders needle in arm
While we dance into the storm

And for a moment there’s no pain
For once there’s no more pain in your eyes

but maybe a little love, just enough
To convince us to keep breathing on

Tears on tape
I will follow into your heart

Tears on tape
I will follow you, into your arms

Lyrics by Ville Valo/Letra de Ville Valo