Between cages keeping creatures confined Two generations crossed the line I held your hand, I held your hand Strolled side-by-side past chambers of glass As serpents writhed I spooked and gasped Which made you laugh, which made you laugh How could such fortune favour the fool In disbelief I followed through Breaking my rules, breaking my rules What fearful vanity akin to kings To think I'd ever bow your strings False from the start, false from the start Spare me your pure, bring forth no virgin sacrifice, unto withered hands That sear and recoil from the heat of such youthful radiance, innocence A creature of gloom, I feed upon those more eloquent, safe in shadowlands But still I'm a man, your flesh was so sweetly delicate, regret Where tigers hid themselves in the grass My breath grew short, your lips slid apart Hearts beating fast, hearts beating fast A fleeting moment passed into dust Bittersweet motes, my pen sweeps up To safeguard here, to safeguard here Spare me your pure, bring forth no virgin sacrifice, unto withered hands That sear and recoil from the heat of such youthful radiance, innocence A creature of gloom, I feed upon those more eloquent, safe in shadowlands But still I'm a man, your flesh was so sweetly delicate, regret