Macavity's Lament

Darkness--
This is where I stay hiding,
Keeping face and thoughts away from
The cruel claws of the world.
Like the darkness,
My life, my soul, all my regrets:
None forgotten. No, not one.

Daylight--
That hot, stabbing shaft of fire.
How I long to return to
The world in the sun.
They won't have me.
All I did was fall in love.
I know my deeds--was that a crime?

That night when I first saw you:
The sudden burst of light.
My past meant nothing. My hopes arose.
Then my future was thrust to night.

Desire--
You would think that by now I
Would have forgotten the way
I felt before.
It hurts me,
Since then it has but tear me apart.
I gave you all my heart.

Regret--
How can my cold heart feel it?
How can I stop suddenly now
And curse what has gone?
It does no good
My sins have built a wall around me.
If only I could tear it down...

Burning fire as we touch,
The sweet sound of your voice.
We walked together through the sunlight.
Now the past devides us.

Blasted girl!
Is this how you repay me?
Is this how I must live now?
Cold, alone, unloved.
Once I loved you
I thought perhaps you could have loved me.
But you leave me in the dark.