The Great Disappointment

I can remember a place I used to go

Chrysanthemums of white, well, they seemed so beautiful

I can remember, searched for the 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, I smiled then, waiting so patiently

I'd make a wish and bleed

While I waited, I was wasting away

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

While I waited, I was wasting away

While I waited, I was wasting away

Hope was wasting away

Faith was wasting away

I was wasting away

I never, never wanted this

Always wanted to believe

Never never wanted this

I could not help because

Never never wanted this

From the start I'd been deceived

Never never wanted this

I could not help because

I never, never wanted this

Always wanted to believe

Never never wanted this

Never never wanted this

From the start I'd been deceived

Never never wanted this

Inside a crumbling effigy

(But you promised)

So dies all innocence

(But you promised me)

While I waited, I was wasting away

While I waited, I was wasting away

While I waited, I was wasting away

Hope was wasting away

Faith was wasting away

I was wasting away