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Heartless beloved, the evening star

Did fall for thee to make a wish;

Under thy eyes grey towers burn

And knights forsake their gallantry…

To hope’s end and heart’s breaking

Thy cursed beauty lies beyond;

Through woven woods in Elvenhome

The murmur of the mourning ghost!

To hope’s end and heart’s breaking

Another hero’s opiate dreams:

I’ll see you there if you be true

And say you love me like I do!

Elysian fields the Goddess kissed:

The sacrament, ambrosia,

Thy cruel lips would never yield

For fear of Cupid’s archery…

To hope’s end and heart’s breaking,

Across the desert of thy heart;

To stain the velvet sheets of night

The ancient constellations stride!

To hope’s end and heart’s breaking

The opium house of my dreams:

I’ll see you there if you be true

And say you love me like I do!