You�re not who you used to be, or at least not to me.
A ghost on a movie screen is what you seem.
Now you�re the one to let the sun fall down
like a stone in a river.
You steal the blood inside of me. I can�t bleed.

This is a lovesong for the loveless and the hopeless.
You can be certain that I�m with you when I sing.
This is a lovesong for the desperate and the lonely.
You could have nothing but you�ll still have me.

Gone like the sound of your voice or a passing minute.
Blown like your hair in the breeze.
You are the one to let our star fall down like a stone in a river.
You stole the life inside of me. I can�t breathe.

This is a lovesong for the loveless and the hopeless.
You can be certain that I�m with you when I sing.
This is a lovesong for the desperate and the lonely.
You could have nothing but you�ll still have me.

There�s a part of me that dies when you turn away your eyes.
I�m alive but not inside.
And you know all I wanted was your love,
but you left me high and dry.
You�re the part of me that died my darling.

Now that I�m dead to you dear,
you can slip those bullets back in your lips where they seethe.
You were the one to gun our love straight down
like a stone in a river.
You shot your favorite enemy.
Watch me bleed.

This is a lovesong for the loveless and the hopeless.
You can be certain that I�m with you when I sing.
This is a lovesong for the desperate and the lonely.
You could have nothing but you�ll still have me.


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    "this is a love song for the loveless and the hopeless" yeahhh! hehe

    Narayanon December 17, 2005   Link

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