Down there in the empty valley
Deep below the firs and pines
There's a voice that cries for justice
In the dark it weeps and whines

Down there in the empty valley
Echoing between the boughs
It will tell a tale of falsehood,
Promises, and broken vows

Everlasting is its haunting
Oh, this voice will never fade
For the truth is universal
And a lie's a two-edged blade

So beware when you are going
Into valleys you don't know
There are paths and aberrations
And there's baseness deep below

Down there in the empty valley
Go right through and leave this place
Or you'll stay beneath the pine trees
Hear the echo or replace

May 2020