I took a stroll through the Graveyard of Hearts
And saw our love had died
I was arranging flowers by the tombstone's base
That’s when you arrived

“Help me get this dagger out”
That is what you said
“It is in my back, you see
I figured since you put it there
You could get it out of me”

I told you it would be okay
That I wouldn’t ever hurt you
I made a promise to you that day
That I wouldn’t ever desert you
You said that I was filled with lies
As unfaithful as could be
And that you’d find another man
One much better than me

I told you that I loved you
More than ever on this day
Which stimulated an eye roll
Before you walked away
Leaking a trail of forgotten blood
On the sidewalk down below
I moped it up with my lips
I pretended it was our first kiss
Reanimated again

I sat still in the Graveyard of Hearts
Listening to the wind
As it breathed for the lonely land
Stirred life within the broken land
In which the dead corpse of failed love lay
And on the breeze
A sad voice sobbed
“I thought you would come after me
Followed the trail I laid
I guess just like the seasons do
My Dear, you’ve finally changed”

I cut off all my limbs that day
With the intention of them growing back
I kindled a grand fire
To burn myself to ash
And rise up like the Phoenix did
Grow greater than before
But the tombstone’s eyes still stared at me
Its blistered lips sore
And carved into its flesh were words
I’d never thought of before

“Here lies a love that couldn’t be saved
Because one half was blind
And the other betrayed
They couldn’t keep their promises straight
He couldn’t change
And she wouldn’t wait
Every night the Love Lady cried
Became fed up
And stabbed the heart until it died”

I confessed to the wind that day:
“You buried me in the Graveyard of Hearts
Because you thought I wouldn’t change
We’re a stone in the Graveyard of Hearts
Because you thought you were betrayed
You’re the reason my heart beats
Your image occupies my dreams
Couldn’t you see the box in my pocket?
I was ready to live for you
I was ready to give for you
All my love on a diamond plate
I was prepared to die for you
If that ever were the case”

In your final love note
Kept folded in my shoe
“You are a joke”
You had said to me
“It’s time to go our separate ways
Rediscover our love another day
In the moonlight I strolled through the Graveyard of Hearts
Decided to set myself free
Leave you in the dust
If you planned to die with me
Your simply out of luck
I fell in
I fell out
My love for you has waned
Hopefully for you
Emotions are the same”