In a velvet ballroom where
I did once belong
Saddened keys reverberate
For my farewell song
That winter was bitter
Until our souls did twine
Wine would flow, the sweetest red
Kisses laced with fire
Candles flickered through the night
Framing our desire
Then autumn was torture
But little did I know
We were divine
Two hearts beating time
The king and queen of the old town
In both our minds
Oh, I stood so proud, the glory we'd found
As pure as the snow that had stayed
For too long now
The light had died inside her eyes
Words could not conceal
Sometimes truth will come to wound
And not just to heal
A life defined
By what's left behind
Of a love that we cruelly cut down
While in its prime
And I always vowed to never allow
My world missing all purpose like it is now
Cold earth on my blistered skin
Buried bones lie close
Memories of her fade as I'm
Giving up the ghost