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...A Distance There Is...
Theatre of Tragedy
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"Come in out of the rain," thou sayest
But thou never steppest aside
And I'm trapped, I'm trapped
A distance there is...
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None, save me and the bodkin
Pitter-patter on the roof
Behold, 'tis not the rain
Thence me it has to be
I will not drink thy vintage wine, my dear
Thou hast heeded that I'm of innocence
And thou lettest thy lass into peril
Thou lettest me be parched
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My heart, my heart, my heart
My heart, my heart, my heart
My heart is of frailty
My pale skin is hued damask
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"When thou thy tears hast hidden, come back," thou sayest
There I soon am to be
But how am I to run when my bones, my heart
Thou hast me bereft?
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"But run," thou sayest
I run, I run, I run
I run, I run, I run
I run, I run, I run
I run, I run, I run
I run, I run, I run
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And there and then I behold that a time will come
When I again dead will be
Thou tellest me to leave without delay
I leave, I leave
I leave, I leave
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I leave with my bodkin and my tears in my hand
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Lo, the shadows, the sky descending
So by a dint of smite, I gait
Before I run and melt together with dusk
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In my minds in which is this event
But it seems as if naught is to change anyway
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After all these years, thou left me down in the emotional depths
The sombre-soaked velvet drape is hung upon me
Turning my feelings away (turning my feelings away)
All the beautiful moments shared, deliberately pushed aside
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After all these years, thou left me down in the emotional depth
The sombre-soaked velvet drape is hung upon me
Turning my feelings away from our so ignorant world
All the beautiful moments shared, deliberately pushed aside
A distance there is...
A distance there is...
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