Don't you ever blind me
Don't be a foolish thief
Am I?
Don't you ever bring yourself to grief

Don't you ever blind me
Don't ever trick my mind
Did I?
Don't you think that you can lie to me
Did I lie?

Fortuna exprimitur artibus falsis
Et mendacem memorem esse oportet

If he is your moon, I will be your earth
To which you can return, safely or injured.

I feel only misery for myself when I
Look through the eyes of someone else

Don't you choke and bind me
Don't be a bleeding heart
Am I?
Fold then walk away or play your cards
Let us play!

Fortuna exprimitur artibus falsis
Et mendacem memorem esse oportet

If he is your moon, I will be your earth
To which you can return, safely or injured.

I feel only misery for myself when I
Look through the eyes of someone else
I can't even recognize the path which has to be
Taken to enter infinity.

Don't you dare me
I dare you
You don't care about me
I care about you
Don't you touch me
Liar

Fortuna exprimitur artibus falsis
Et mendacem memorem esse oportet

Adoratio permanebit
Quotiens me eges, adero

I prefer to be unhappy with you,
rather than being depressed without you.
I belong to someone, I'm dedicated to
Nothing lasts forever but you, you do

I prefer to be a lair just like you
To fulfill my deepest desires
I belong to someone, I'm dedicated to
But all that I desire is you

One thoughtless moment passes in slow motion
As I lie down, I realize that
All I wish is to get rid of this Obsessive Devotion

Venia ad vitam aeternam
Non mibi, non tibi, sed nobis

Hit me as you can
Beat me as you wish
Liar

Fortuna mutual coniuncti
Per tota saecula futura

I have raised myself for you
But now I regret

Venia ad vitam aeternam

This is the end


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The Obsessive Devotion Lyrics as written by Mark Jan Jansen Adrianus Ad Sluijter

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    I'm not sure about this, but I think the Latin means this:

    Fortuna exprimitur artibus falsis et mendacem memorem esse oportet = Fate is enforced by misleading tricks and one must be aware of the lie

    Adoratio permanebit. Quotiens me eges, adero = Adoration will continue its existance. As long as you long for me, I will appear

    Venia ad vitam aeternam, non mihi, non tibi, sed nobis = Come to the eternal victory, not for me, not for you, but for us

    Fortuna mutual coniuncti per tota saecula future = Borrowed destiny and future generation are fully interconnected

    Venia ad vitam aeternam = Come to the eternal victory

    As others said, the song is about not being able to leave the one you love and hate at the same time.

    Nielson June 29, 2008   Link

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