[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] I read until the light grows dim Of tales of love and every whim I prayed some stranger soon would come And wake the pulse within me numb [Verse 2] I settled for a simple life To be a calm and loyal wife But every day is just the same No passion left, no inner flame [Pre-Chorus] They led me to the ballroom floor I’d never seen such wealth before The gleam of every book was there With wine and perfume in the air [Chorus] I want the life that I have read Not just a roof, a child, a bed I’ve had enough of this dull fate I should move on before it’s late [Verse 3] A charming man has come today And made my reason slip away To reach the heights of my design I spent a sum that wasn’t mine [Verse 4] The weight of guilt is hard to bear With debts and schemes, with all affairs There is no love the way it seemed The truth has choked the life I dreamed [Solo Instrumental] [Bridge] My gloom is now taking control No lover left can keep me whole The cost has grown too much to pay While everyone just turned away [Pre-Chorus] I’ve come to terms with what I owe The only way is down below Into the dark I will descend To die the way the novels end [Chorus] I've lost the world I hoped to find The gilded dream has left me blind My fate is sealed beyond repair I sink alone in deep despair [Outro] The final moment comes so plain The world remains the very same I vanish slowly out of sight Into a cold and endless night [Instrumental Ending] [End]
