April Fools Day
april fools day
i'm not a scary monster
i'm not a scary monster
i lurked in the shadows
i scratched till i bled
yet i loved her
i loved her, i did
i gave what i could offer
for you were like no other
you wooed me, romanced me
you showed me forever
but not to be
why can't i sleep in peace
when hell froze that april fools' day
i never thought that the joke would fall square on my shoulders
the audience entertained
the frightening sound of laughter
so close to tasting rapture
denied for so long
like a thief in the night
you took all of me
and gave it all away
sheltered from the outside
my bandages concealed from
the others like you who will say
that they'll love me and save me
again i played the fool
bridge
another casualty of
those sad, stupid love songs
another cliche
but with no happy ending
i loved her
i loved her, i did
i never should have bothered
to answer when you shouted
if i'd ever known that you'd
wither away to another
i lay me down to sleep
i heard all the stories
i've seen them all on film
when a boy meets a girl
and then love strikes
and all else forgotten
oh love, oh cursed love
i know i'm nothing special
a lonely heart's no prize
but in this cell, my bedroom
that's where i'll remain
can you hear me? i'm calling after you...