• I'm in the grip of a thousand thorns
    the slowly spreading stain
    They tore into my beating heart
    and filled my soul with pain

    I thought I was first, but I was not
    the race could not be won
    The light that filled my life is dead
    just like a long set sun

    I do not know just what to do
    with the anger that I feel
    I'm holding on to it right now
    it's the only thing that's real

    I do not know just when it was
    that my heart began to dance
    But looking back from where I am
    I never stood a chance

    I wish that I could just pretend
    pretend that I don't know
    I know that it's impossible
    my secret pain would show

    So I will take a few steps back
    because in this I've lost
    I'll set my precious vampire free
    and I will bear the cost