If Cyrano De Bergerac Fell prey to the blades of fifty men With a heart and a sword He'd drive them back
Perchance to see Roxanne's Eyes light up the sky again When beauty kind and full of grace Again denied the beast her hand
The beast he turned And hid his face And tried with all his might And magic to understand
And once upon a time You know I used to wonder why You know no one should need to cry
In pain of a heart forbade to fly But you learn to say goodbye As you whisper beneath a sigh
Sweet pain, can't you plainly see? Sweet pain, you know it matters to me Sweet pain, won't you make me feel at home? Sweet pain, don't you dare leave me alone
Sometimes a life that seems hard to take Is soothed for a while by an old friend Leaving a bad need in its wake Sad how, some friendships Never ever seem to end, never end
All of my heroes up and died Songs and a dream are left for me What did them in, not suicide Just a lengthy friendship And a dream of how it could be
And isn't it a crime? Was it more than they could bear? You know they did not even care at all
And they might have something there But I'm here and I don't see where All I hear is their silent prayer
Sweet pain, is it so terribly wrong? Sweet pain, to want to come along Sweet pain, won't you make me smile? Sweet pain, if only for a while
Can you feel what I feel? So we can establish that the pain is real Don't be afraid and I'll do the same for you And we'll just hang on And we'll make it, make it through
There's got to be a reason it works out this way And there's something deep inside me That makes me have to play For you, for you
In no position to give advice My heart it spoke and I wrote it down And you know every wisdom has its price My head up in the stars And my feet planted firmly on the ground
When will I embrace this life I see? I've been wondering for so long Thinking back, the truth may be I've been unaware but I've been living it all along
And it didn't cost a dime And it did not come for free It just would not let me be
But it never conquered me Just a doorway and a key And I think that we both agree
Sweet pain, is sometimes what you need Sweet pain, it allows the blood to bleed Sweet pain, from the moment of your birth Sweet pain, you know it keeps you here on earth