Butterflies

You show up in silence
Stranger at the door
But I could swear I've met you
Some time, some place before
A new face perhaps but
You play an old part
Another cruel trap that love has laid
For my heart

So I take your hand up
Lead you in the dance
Familiar words are spoken
Another "one more chance"
Maybe we'll get it right
Live happily ever more
And maybe all the nights won't be as cold
Anymore - but

Chorus:
The moments just vanish
Like a dream of butterflies
Flying over centuries
And a hundred thousand lives
Lovers dance the same old waltz
And say the same old lies
No more ever afters - just a dream
Of butterflies

An unending cycle
A river of time
That brings old souls together
To repeat the same old crimes
Paying old sins
'Til there's nothing to lend
And God only knows who wins this game
In the end

(Repeat Chorus)


Bridge:
I beg you release me
And end this charade
And stop all my suffering
In this prison you've made
What good is Love if
It all ends in tears?
And is all this pain
Worth a few happy years?

I'm too tired now
To resist any more
Just take my love, just take my life
I don't care anymore
There's nothing to give
I've nowhere to hide
Can't pretend I'm living when I feel
Dead inside

(Repeat Chorus)

Of butterflies...

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