It beats the darkness Beats the darkness Your life if your life Don't let it be clubbed into dank submission Be on the watch There are ways out There is a light somewhere It may not be much light but It beats the darkness Be on the watch The gods will offer you chances Know them, take them You can't beat death but You can beat death in life, sometimes And the more often you learn to do it The more light there will be Your life is your life Know it while you have it The gods wait to delight in you Be on the watch The gods will offer you chances Know them, take them You can't beat death but You can beat death in life, sometimes And the more often you learn to do it The more light there will be