In my chambers I sit alone, a lonely prince on empty throne
Thinking of you so far away
And the sadness of the moment burns inside like endless torment
Reaching for an aching soul, grasping for my breath to take
But in dreams that you bestow I find peace
And then I know -  it always hurts when I'm awake.

All my vision seems to fade, I am no more but a shade
Of myself when you're around
Darkness binds me in its chains, solace flows inside my veins
Tears supressed flow on their own, and my body starts to shake
When pain comes to take its toll I wait alone
For night to fall - it  hurts too deep when I'm awake

I bless the night for it would seem I'm more alive inside a dream
I am alive when I'm with you
So now forever I am bound, to dream of love that I have found
Inside my dream I found a haven, as beautiful as love can make
Eternity with you I feel, although in dreams
I know it's real - it just hurts when I'm awake.

So I will dream forevermore, my soul is calmer then before
When I thought of time we had
In my wakeness lies damnation, in my slumber hides salvation
From the feeling of despair, struggling for my heart to break
In my dreams I find the cure, I find you
And now I'm sure - it only hurts when I'm awake...

                               by: Fidelis, 09.05.2007