Where a fire was in my soul is now only an ember

I’ll forgive you but I’ll always remember

Now there’s a shield of smoke around me

Why will I never be allowed to be free?

When at long last the Reaper’s here

I’ll go quietly and show no fear

He’ll then place me in a pair of Angel’s arms

They will be warm and protect me from harm

I always knew in my heart

That I couldn’t play the part

The one you wanted me to be

It’s too bad it took so long to see

But I’ll have to wait patiently for that day

Or when the pain begins to melt away

A river of tears I’ve already made

When will this blood debt be paid?

I’m beyond repairs I’m that broken

It’s all shielded with my laughing and jokin’

So I hide it all behind a smile

I wish I could breathe for just a little while

I always knew in my heart

That I couldn’t play the part

The one you wanted me to be

It’s too bad it took so long to see

I wish my salvation would return

Release is what I yearn

I always sing myself to sleep

No light can see me I’m in too deep

My only escape is my world of fantasy

Where I can dream of you and be in ecstasy

But it hurts to think of ‘that guy’

He don’t love and I don’t know why

I always knew in my heart

That I couldn’t play the part

The one you wanted me to be

It’s too bad it took so long to see

The sun rises and it’s another day

I face it coz there ain’t no other way

The black for it defines the grey inside

Hatred in my veins will always reside

But don’t worry I’ll dry away any tear

You can sleep soundly now cos I’m here

Asleep I don’t want to fall

Coz I don’t want to dream of you at all

I always knew in my heart

That I couldn’t play the part

The one you wanted me to be

It’s too bad it took so long to see