The Collector and the Collected (Remix)

[Verse 1] I walk the world, unseen, unknown, A shadowed man, forever alone. I find beauty where others don’t dare, A fragile soul beyond compare. I watched her life, so pure, so bright, A fleeting star in the endless night. I couldn’t let her slip away, So I made her mine, come what may. [Chorus] I loved her, oh, I loved her so, Her laughter, her light, her gentle glow. In my arms, she'd learn to stay, Her fear would fade; love finds its way. [Verse 2] Beneath the earth, in a quiet room, I built a world to stave off her doom. No harm, no pain, only my care, A haven of love in the cool, damp air. She cried, she screamed, but I stayed near, Her voice a song that pierced my ear. "One day," I thought, "she’ll see the truth, My love will mend her broken youth." [Chorus] I loved her, oh, I loved her so, Her laughter, her light, her gentle glow. In my arms, she'd learn to stay, Her fear would fade; love finds its way. [Bridge] But time grew thin, her strength wore down, Her breath was lost, her smile a frown. I held her close as the light withdrew, A beauty gone, my world askew. Through tears, I found her hidden words, Each line a dagger, sharp as swords. She never loved, she only lied, Despising me until she died. [Chorus] I loved her, oh, I loved her so, But she saw a monster, not the glow. In her eyes, I was her despair, A warden of love, a captor unfair. [Outro] Her death, it haunts, but I’m not done, The fire burns; a new search begun. Somewhere, there’s one who’ll understand, A soul to hold within my hand. The Collector waits, with love untrue, For beauty trapped is beauty renewed.