1. Success is my hope, though fate may thwart it,
Yet despair is my hope, and farewell to promises.

2. Oh, blessed is the shadow of an empty dream,
Or the lightning of those swift promises.

3. To lose what my soul hoped for is kinder to me
Than confusion midst bringing near and pushing away.

4. I woke in grief due to your poor judgement,
While people rejoiced with you and celebrated.