I can remember a place I used to go
Chrysanthemums of white, they seemed so beautiful
I can remember, I searched for the amaranth
I´d shut my eyes to see

Oh how I smiled then, so near the cherished ones
I knew they would appear, saw not a single one
Oh how I smiled then, waiting so patiently
I´d make a wish, and bleed

While I waited, I was wasting away (x2)

I can remember dreamt them so vividly
Soft creatures draped in white, light kisses gracing me
I can remember when I first realized
Dreams were the only place to see them

[Refrain]:
While I waited, I was wasting away (x3)
Hope was wasting away
Faith was wasting away
I was wasting away

I never, never wanted this
I always wanted to believe
Never, never wanted this
How could I have become?
Never, never wanted this
From the start I´d been deceived
Never, never wanted this
How could I have become?

I never, never wanted this
I always wanted to believe
Never, never wanted this
(Oh)
Never, never wanted this
From the start I´d been deceived
Never, never wanted this

Inside a crumbling effigy
But you promised
So dies all innocence
But you promised me

[Refrain]