"I was born amidst the purple waterfalls. br I was weak, yet not unblessed. br Dead to the world. Alive for the journey. br One night I dreamt a white rose withering, br A newborn drowning a lifetime loneliness. br I dreamt all my future. Relived my past. br A witnessed the beauty of the beast" br br Where have all the feelings gone? br Why has all the laughter ceased? br br Why am I loved only when I'm gone? br Gone back in time to bless the child br br How can I ever feel again? br Given the chance would I return? br br {Refrain:} br Why am I loved only when I'm gone? br Gone back in time to bless the child br Think of me long enough to make a memory br Come bless the child one more time br br I've never felt so alone in my life br As I drank from a cup which was counting my time br There's a poison drop in this cup of Man br To drink it is to follow the left hand path br br {au Refrain} br br Think of me long enough to make a memory br Come bless the child one more time br br "Where have all the feelings gone? br Why is the deadliest sin - to love as I loved you? br Now unblessed, homesick in time, br Soon to be freed from care, from human pain. br My tale is the most bitter truth: br Time pays us but with earth & dust, and a dark, silent grave. br Remember, my child: Without innocence the cross is only iron, br Hope is only an illusion & Ocean Soul's nothing but a name...