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 flicker 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 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