[Verse] In the shadow of her laughter stood a phantom in the hall His love for her eternal but his trust was none at all The suitors came like soldiers Hearts ablaze but thin with doubt The ghost began his testing And the truth would all come out [Prechorus] A whisper of betrayal A secret to unfold Would he crumble like the others or prove his heart was gold [Chorus] One crumbled One ran One fell in the fight But the fourth stood steady in the pale moonlight Through the trials and the terror His love stayed true And the ghost found peace when the dawn broke through [Verse 2] The first He heard a rumor Spun from lies and fleeting shame He believed the worst of her And the ghost He sighed in pain The second saw the specter Felt his heart dissolve in fright He fled into the shadows Lost forever in the night [Prechorus] The third raised his fists But his courage was weak The ghost struck him down His resolve too bleak [Chorus] One crumbled One ran One fell in the fight But the fourth stood steady in the pale moonlight Through the trials and the terror His love stayed true And the ghost found peace when the dawn broke through
