1. Even fate has let me down now that
I find myself overwhelmed with horror, alone.

2. I shy from the fight lest
News of you reach me after my demise.

3. I'm no coward but my love for you
Surpasses my valor, pride and glory.

4. Whenever I try to protect,
My love for you rises to thwart my hand, alone.

5. Grief seeks from me for fire and torment
Multiples of my flesh and skin.

6. And you want for fuel from my nerves
Not a speck of which remains with me.

7. By my life, I've been emptied of all patience
I lived by, and all effort,

8. My heart has defied me, my feelings mutinied
And my soul rose against time against me.