I can remember a place i used to go.
chrysanthemums of white, 
they seemed so beautiful. 
i can remember. i searched for amaranth. 
i'd shut my eyes to see. 
oh, how i smiled then, 
so near the cherished ones. 
i knew they would appear…saw not a single one.
oh, how i smiled then, 
waiting so patiently. 
i'd make a wish and bleed. 
while i waited i was wasting away. 
i can remember…dreamt them so vividly, 
soft creatures draped in white, 
light kisses gracing me. 
i can remember when i first realized 
dreams were the only place to see them. 
while i waited i was wasting away. 
hope was wasting away. 
faith was wasting away. 
i was wasting away. 
i never, never wanted this. 
i always wanted to believe, 
but from the start i'd been deceived. 
i never, never wanted this. 
inside a crumbling effigy, 
so dies all innocence. 
but you promised me…