Bless the child de Nightwish

I was born amidst the purple waterfalls.
i was weak, yet not unblessed.
dead to the world. alive for the journey.
one night i dreamt a white rose withering,
a newborn drowning a lifetime loneliness.
i dreamt all my future. relived my past.
i witnessed the beauty of the beast.
Where have all the feelings gone?
why has all the laughter ceased?
Why am i loved only when i’m gone?
gone back in time to bless the child
think of me long enough to make a memory
come bless the child one more time
How can i ever feel again?
given the chance would i return?
I’ve never felt so alone in my life
as i drank from a cup which was counting my time
there’s a poison drop in this cup of man
to drink it is to follow the left hand path
Where have all the feelings gone?
why is the deadliest sin -
to love as i loved you?
now unblessed, homesick in time,
soon to be freed from care, from human pain.
my tale is the most bitter truth:
time pays us but with earth & dust
and a dark, silent grave.
remember, my child:
without innocence the cross is only iron,
hope is only an illusion
and the ocean soul’s
nothing but a name…
The child bless thee
and keep thee forever.

I was born amidst the purple waterfalls.
i was weak, yet not unblessed.
dead to the world. alive for the journey.
one night i dreamt a white rose withering,
a newborn drowning a lifetime loneliness.
i dreamt all my future. relived my past.
i witnessed the beauty of the beast.
Where have all the feelings gone?
why has all the laughter ceased?
Why am i loved only when i'm gone?
gone back in time to bless the child
think of me long enough to make a memory
come bless the child one more time
How can i ever feel again?
given the chance would i return?
I've never felt so alone in my life
as i drank from a cup which was counting my time
there's a poison drop in this cup of man
to drink it is to follow the left hand path
Where have all the feelings gone?
why is the deadliest sin -
to love as i loved you?
now unblessed, homesick in time,
soon to be freed from care, from human pain.
my tale is the most bitter truth:
time pays us but with earth & dust
and a dark, silent grave.
remember, my child:
without innocence the cross is only iron,
hope is only an illusion
and the ocean soul's
nothing but a name...
The child bless thee
and keep thee forever.