Draw the shades to close my eyes
(I never want to see again)
I found the cost of courage high
(Sometimes hard to pay)
I hear the song the sirens sing
(Calling on the shore for me)
So sell your soul and try to fly
(The teather still remains)

And all the finer things
They laid apon my high table
Smiled as their hooks were slowly sinking in

Another pill I'm to consume
(To make me learn to feel again)
Followed by another one
(To make me loose the same)
God if I could recognize
(The things to make me whole again)
And draw this air into my lungs
(Remember how to breathe)

For as the curtain rose
I danced as I was able
Felt my deception slowly sinking in

So I turn to you my love
(For the solace that is there)
And offer any cherished thing
(For a slight reprieve)
I hoped that you might find me here
(And I could learn to smile again)
As a balm for these wounds
(Take away the sting)

And as the band did play
Your body I did cradle
I should have known that song would have to end