I can remember a place I used to go
 Chrysanthemums of white, they seemed so beautiful
 I can remember, I searched for the amaranth
 I'd shut my eyes... to see
 
 Oh, how I smiled then, so near the cherished ones
 I knew they would appear... saw not a single one
 Oh, how I smiled then, waiting so patiently
 I'd make a wish... and bleed
 
 While I waited I was wasting away
 While I waited I was wasting away
 
 I can remember... dreamt them so vividly
 Soft creatures draped in white, light kisses gracing me
 I can remember when I first realized
 Dreams were the only place to see them
 
 While I waited I was wasting away
 While I waited I was wasting away
 While I waited I was wasting away
 Hope was wasting away
 Faith was wasting away
 I was wasting away
 
 I never, never wanted this
 I always wanted to believe
 I never, never wanted this
 How could I have become?
 I never, never wanted this
 But from the start I'd been deceived
 I never, never wanted this
 How could I have become?
 
 I never, never wanted this
 I always wanted to believe
 I never, never wanted this
 I never, never wanted this
 But from the start I'd been deceived
 I never, never wanted this
 
 Inside a crumbling effigy
 But you promised
 So dies all innocence
 But you promised me
 
 While I waited I was wasting away
 While I waited I was wasting away
 While I waited I was wasting away
 Hope was wasting away
 Faith was wasting away
 I was wasting away