One

more

night

One

more

be-

fore

-

I

shall

wi-

ther

and

die

Grant

me

just

one

more

life

One

more

I

nee--

ded

to

make

these

things

-

right

-

The

more

that

I

gave

the

less

I

re-

ceive

It's

all

for

them

and

none

for

me

I

am

un-

wor-

thy

to

be

sa-

cri-

ficed

-

I'm

such

a

tra-

gic

co-

mic

Do-

ing

the

dance

-

and

sign-

ing

-

the

song

I'm

Mor-

phe-

us

in

a

mas-

que-

rade

-

The

or-

chard

of

sins

that

I

held

deep

wi-

thin

-

I

will

burn

down

for

you

One

more

night

for

me

to

turn

-

In-

to

what

I

por-

trayed

Call

me

by

my

true

name

One

more

time

one

more

be-

fore

it's

too

-

late

It's

not

the

o-

va-

tion

that

I

so

a-

dore

-

It's

your

shrine

I

kneel

be-

fore

You

are

my

be-

gin-

ning

and

you'll

be

my

end

-

My

lo-

ver

and

my

friend

-

There

in

the

dark

you

have

al-

ways

been

wai-

ting

Wai-

ting

for

me

to

re-

turn

back

home

Hold

on

to

me

-

When

the

ball--

room

has

en-

ded

Masque-

rade

has

fa-

ded

Dark

is

the

road

that

-

now

lies

be-

fore

me

Twis-

ted

-

the

path

to

the

em-

pty

house

where

ev-

il

lurks

in

-

eve-

ry

dark-

ened

-

room

--

Just

wai-

ting

for

you

Li-

ars

and

the

mar-

tyrs

I've

got

deams

to

auc-

tion

De-

vil

can

you

hear

me

I've

got

souls

to

sell

Sin-

ner

or

a

saint

for

me

it's

all

the

same

-

I

have

grown

so

ti-

red

of

this

mas-

que-

rade

My

ray

of

hope

where

are

you

now

-

that

I

need

you

the

most

You

are

the

child

of

love

And

you

are

all

I'll

be

long--

ing

for

Let

your

mor-

ning

fall

u-

pon

-

me

-

Let

the

night-

time

fade

a-

way

Bes-

tow

on

me

for-

give--

ness

and

let

me

live

for

a-

no-

ther

day

On

this

ground

I've

made

my

bed

And

in

it

I

will

lay

Bored

of

ev-

il

now

I'm

ol-

d

and

gray

I'm

Mor-

phe-

us

please

dance

with

me

As

al-

ways

you

can

take

the

lead

And

guide

me

through

the

walls

of

light

Sail-

ing

through

the

seas

of

night

I'm

Mor-

phe-

us

please

ca-

ress

me

Hold

my

heart

to

weak

to

beat

for

I'm

not

sure

I

want

to

see

What

you've

come

to

show

to

me

to-

night

-

Sil-

hou-

ette

of

a

bro--

ken

man

Sta-

ring

by

the

shore

line

He

turns

ar-

ound

and

I

can

see

it's

me

--

Stan-

ding

where

the

o-

cean

touch

the

sand

-

this

lit-

tle

boy

has

grown

to

be

a

man

Let

me

be

the

best

I

can

-

Take

me

where

the

-

clouds

car-

ress

the

ho-

ri-

zon

-

Where

all

I'll

hear

is

whis-

per

of

the

wi------

A

mo-

ther's

womb

a

soo-

thing

song

once

more

And

the

star

I

used

to

wish

u-

pon

So

long

a-

go--

One

mo-

ment

I'm

bro-

ken

My

heart

will

be

wide

o-

pen

For

some-

one

For

no

one

Cast

to

the

wind

my

ash-

es

Here

I

stand

Na-

ked

and

ash-

amed

I've

been

stripped

down

to

the

bones

-

The

em-

pe-

ror's

new

clothes

that

no

one

here

can

see

In

the

end

no

one

cares

to

say

but

it's

good

en-

ough

for

me

A-

ban-

doned

and

for-

sa-

kened

by

my

ima-

gi-

na-

ry

friends

-

They

all

leave

me

al-

one

so

I

can

down

my

ex-

is-

tence

For

in

the

end

I

don't

e-

ven

know

who

I

am

I

shif-

ted

shapes

so

ma-

ny

times

I've

for-

go-

tten

which

one's

mine

So

sick

and

ti-

red

of

being

sick

and

ti-

red

My

quest

for

im-

mor-

ta-

li-

ty

Has

made

me

so

much

more

hu-

man

than

I

e-

ver

wished

to

be

My

love

save

me