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Shalott lyrics
She's locked up with a spinning wheel,
She can't recall what it was like to feel.
She says, "This room's gonna be my grave,
And there is no one who can save me."
She sits down to hear colored thread,
She knows lovers waking up in their beds.
She says "How long can I live this way?
Is there no one I can pay to let me go?
"'Cause I'm half sick of shadows;
I wanna see the sky.
Everyone else can watch as the sun goes down,
So why can't I?
"And it's raining, and the stars are falling from the sky,
And the wind - and the wind, I know it's cold!
I've been waiting for the day I will surely die,
And it's here! And it's here, for I've been told
That I'll die before I'm old;
And the wind I know it's cold!"
She looks up to the mirrored glass.
She sees a handsome horse and rider pass.
She says, "That man's gonna be my death,
'Cause he's all I ever wanted in my life!
"I know he doesn't know my name,
And that all the girls are all the same to him.
But still I've got to get out of this place,
'Cause I don't think I can face another night!
"Where I'm half sick of shadows,
And I can't see the sky.
Everyone else can watch as the tide comes in,
So why can't I?
"And it's raining, and the stars are falling from the sky,
And the wind - and the wind, I know it's cold!
I've been waiting for the day I will surely die,
And it's here! And it's here, for I've been told
That I'll die before I'm old;
And the wind I know it's cold!"
"But there's willow trees
And little breezes, waves and walls and flowers;
And there's moonlight every single night
As I'm looked in these towers.
"So I'll meet my death, but with my last breath
I'll sing to him, my love;
And he'll see my face in another place,
And with that the glass above
Cracked into a million bits,
And she cried out, "So the story fits!
But then, I could have guessed it all along,
'Cause now some drama queen is gonna write a song for me."
She went down to her little boat,
And she broke the chain and began to float away.
And as the blood froze in her veins,
She said, "Well then that explains a thing or two.
"'Cause I know I'm the cursed one;
I know I'm meant to die.
Everyone else can watch as their dreams untie,
So why can't I?
"And it's raining, and the stars are falling from the sky,
And the wind - and the wind, I know it's cold!
I've been waiting for the day I will surely die,
And it's here! And it's here, and it's here, and it's here,
And it's here, it's finally here!
"And it's raining, and the stars are falling from the sky,
And the wind - and the wind, I know it's cold!
I've been waiting for the day I will surely die,
And it's here! And it's here, for I've been told
That I'll die before I'm old; and the wind I know it's cold!"
Part of these releases
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- Track 8 on Opheliac - The Deluxe Edition
- 7 God Help Me
- 9 Gothic Lolita
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- Track 8 on Opheliac
- 7 God Help Me
- 7 Marry Me
- 9 Gothic Lolita
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