Once an Esper child
In a strange world
Just another face
An unnamed girl
Just a voice caught up
In the dark swirl
Of the sea
Like a pearl
Stolen pawn for sale
In a fool's war
Drain the life from me
Your Esper whore
I gave all I had
But they need more
What is it
I fight for?
And the magic breathes
Just as I do
And the greed has stirred
Deep inside you
So no matter that
I've denied you
It is yours
It is yours
I will defend
You till the end
If you pretend
To believe in
The lie
Of love
(Interlude; repeat.)
Would you carve a path
Through the moonlight
To the secrets locked
At the cold height?
If you found me there
Would you still fight?
Might I taste
Love tonight?
Where this road will lead
Is still unknown
And the star I seek
Might be my own
Though our blood will rain
On the cold stone
I will not
Stand alone
And the world you knew
Is behind you
And the friends you loved
Cannot find you
And the future serves
To remind you
They are gone
They are gone
I will defend
You till the end
If you pretend
To believe in
The lie
Of love
1994 (revised in 1999)
