I can remember a place I used to go.
Chrysanthemums of white,
they seemed so beautiful.
I can remember.
I searched for the amaranth.
I'd shut my eyes to see.
Oh, how I smiled then,
so near the cherished ones.
I knew they would appear…
saw not a single one.
Oh, how I smiled then,
waiting so patiently.
I'd make a wish and bleed.
While I waited,
I waswasting away.
While I waited,
I waswasting away.
I can remember...
dreamt them so vividly
Soft creatures draped in white,
light kisses gracing me
I can remember when I first realized
Dreams were the only place to see them
While I waited
I was wasting away
While I waited
I was wasting away
While I waited
I was wasting away
Hope was wasting away
Faith was wasting away
I was wasting away
I never, never wanted this
I always wanted to believe
I never, never wanted this
How could I have become?
I never, never wanted this
But from the start I'd been deceived
I never, never wanted this
How could I have become?
I never, never wanted this
I always wanted to believe
I never, never wanted this
I never, never wanted this
But from the start I'd been deceived
I never, never wanted this
Inside a crumbling effigy
But you promised
So dies all innocence
But you promised…
me
While I waited
I was wasting away
While I waited
I was wasting away
While I waited
I was wasting away
Hope was wasting away
Faith was wasting away
I was wasting away