I always heard that line as "For my love had been true". It's the past tense referring to why she would weep a thousand tears.
Also, the missing piece here "in the ... in time we depend " I think should say "And although my heart broke, in time it did mend". That's how I hear it, anyway, and following it up with "except when I think about..." means that she's healed, until she thinks about their relationship, and then she's heartbroken again.
Great song, anyway. The first one I heard by them, and still my favourite.
I always heard that line as "For my love had been true". It's the past tense referring to why she would weep a thousand tears.
Also, the missing piece here "in the ... in time we depend " I think should say "And although my heart broke, in time it did mend". That's how I hear it, anyway, and following it up with "except when I think about..." means that she's healed, until she thinks about their relationship, and then she's heartbroken again.
Great song, anyway. The first one I heard by them, and still my favourite.