I remember a time
a lifetime ago
the dark didn't scare me
I could close my eyes and know
that sleep would come
and I'd float away
to a land with silver streams
and my magical bouquet
I'd greet every morning
with a smile on my face
and I'd know that someday
I would live in that place
CHORUS
Take me back
let me fly
I'll pretend that I'm alive
and once more
I'll be safe
till the morning comes and tears it all away
V2
Now in the night
when I lay my head down
I leave a light on
and I'm terrified of how
soon sleep will come
and I'll be ripped away
to the earthquake torn wasteland
I must survive until I wake
Long gone are the flowers
and even the stream
and now I jolt up
in the night with a scream
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Each lie scorched a rose
with each tear the stream went down
dissapointment snuffed the light
and anger shook the ground
hatred and sin
crumbled my crown
and at last my bouquet
fell dead on cracked ground
CHORUS
-Portia 2004
