Only Ones

Now I know what you want
But I don't know how to give it
I think our life together has been cursed
I don't know which one of us is worse
Is it the one who lies or the one who hurts?

It's a crime, it's a crime
I'm always in the wrong place in the wrong time

You say I should be there
You don't tell me where you're living
It serves as ammunition for my verse
I practice spiritual research
Among the ancient ruins covered in dirt

It's my work, it's my work
I'm always in the wrong place in the wrong term

True love is your guiding light
It's like a flaming torch
You can see magic in the night
As the flames start to distort

I can hear bells again
I hope they never stop 'em ringing
They remind me of the distant past
Looking through a window's stained-glass
When the pledge was made
And the spell was cast

It's a crime, it's a crime
I'm always in the wrong place at the wrong time
I'm always in the wrong place at the wrong time
I'm always in the wrong place at the wrong time

I see a woman with death in her eyes
But I don't have the time to pray
For her salvation or for her soul
She walks her chosen way
But in the darkness, and in the light
I have found some hope
Of me getting out, from this underground
I can't wait to get back home, back home

Such a tender age to sell her soul
For dreams that don't come true
She's like a woman whose whole life has dissolved
She's the living proof
That all that glitters is not gold
And even serpents shine
Ah, she got bitten then, she'll get bitten again
While I'm sitting here watching the tide come in

You make me feel responsible
For the state you've got yourself in
Oh I know it's impossible for you
To ever be the same person again

I got us into this, I've gotta get us out, uh huh
It's you and me all the way
From here to eternity
It's you and me all the way

I had to choose which one to lose
I couldn't do it for they each had their views
It was so hard, tearing apart
Now I know you gotta get it right at the start

I learned my lesson now
I learned it the hard way
If you wanna be in love
You've gotta pay and pay and pay

After the pain that was suffered in vain
The dark roads we travelled with nothing to gain
And though the pleasures will always be treasured
It's a shame it came to such drastic measures

Indecision, lack of conviction
Slurred diction failing what you're trying to say
If you are a slave to love
You're gonna pay and pay and pay

Our flightpath's a gradual descent from the firmament
I can tell by the tone of the letters you sent
What was once sacred is now filled with hatred
How come such love can be dissipated?

I've had enough of all this poison and decay
If you wanna come face to face with love
You've gotta pay and pay and pay

I used to have the notion
I could swim the length of the ocean
If I knew you were waiting for me

I used to have the notion
I could swim the length of the ocean
I'd plumb the depths of every sea for you

I'll escape from my chains and I'll reach out for you
Baby, I'm in love with you
You, oh baby, baby I'm in love with you
I had to contact you, found out I was in love with you
I had to contact...

That's it, that's the law, that's the whole of the law
The whole of the law