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<Intro>

<Male voice (female counterpoint in brackets)>

I prayed to a god I can't believe in,
Tried to keep on smiling through,
Wiped my eyes to hold the pain in,
What more must I do to break through?

I'm wishing that you'd notice me,
Roaming through the dark,
Hear my silent plea,
Bring life to my fading spark.

You burnt like a nova
I was caught in your flames
Now I'm lost in the shadows
But it’s hard to explain

I stayed there beside you, I didn’t slip,
Gave you everything, all I could give,
Words stayed unspoken, I kept a grip,
From out of the shadows, I tried to live.

You shone like a star (burnt out my heart)
I was blinded by your light (was shot down in flames)
Now I'm lost in the shadows (needed you to turn to)
But it's hard to explain (not tie me up in chains)

You never saw me, hidden from your sight,<pause>
I was lost in the darkness, searching for your light, <pause>
You never saw the tears I cried,
Those nights I held your hand, <pause>
So I had to write this letter, to help you understand, <pause>
If you can’t find a way, <pause> then we're better off apart.

<Instrumental, with key change>

<Female voice>

Your words from a tear-stained crumpled page,
Whisper love and longing, trap me in a cage,
Yeah, you stood beside me,
And it’s true I couldn’t see,
The depth of your feelings, and what they meant for me.

I’ll love you always, but not the way you need,
And there’s nothing more to say,
There are no winners here,
In this game that we must play.

<Voices - Male (M), Female (F), Together (T)>
(M) You burnt like a nova (He burnt out my heart)
(F) I was caught in the flames (I was shot down in flames)
(M) Now I'm lost in the shadows (Needed someone to turn to)
(T) And it's hard to explain
(F) You stood by my side, but I couldn't see (The days that I held you)
(M) I'll love you forever (but it’s not meant to be)
(T) The depth of your love, what you meant to me
(T) There are no winners, in this game we're forced to play
(T - fading) This game that we play


*Very briefly, the scene in the book (sci-fi) was that of an onlooker watching a woman being spurned by an older man that she adored, set against the backdrop of the darkness of space, ships 'gating' into the system providing flashes of light. She's rejected, crumples and falls, he picks her up and is rejected in turn.