I can remember a place I used to go 
Chrysanthemums of white, they seemed so beautiful 
I can remember, I searched for the amaranth 
I'd shut my eyes... to see 
 
Oh, how I smiled then, so near the cherished ones 
I knew they would appear... saw not a single one 
Oh, how I smiled then, waiting so patiently 
I'd make a wish... and bleed 
 
While I waited I was wasting away 
While I waited I was wasting away 
 
I can remember... dreamt them so vividly 
Soft creatures draped in white, light kisses gracing me 
I can remember when I first realized 
Dreams were the only place to see them 
 
While I waited I was wasting away 
While I waited I was wasting away 
While I waited I was wasting away 
Hope was wasting away 
Faith was wasting away 
I was wasting away 
 
I never, never wanted this 
I always wanted to believe 
I never, never wanted this 
How could I have become? 
I never, never wanted this 
But from the start I'd been deceived 
I never, never wanted this 
How could I have become? 
 
I never, never wanted this 
I always wanted to believe 
I never, never wanted this 
I never, never wanted this 
But from the start I'd been deceived 
I never, never wanted this 
 
Inside a crumbling effigy 
But you promised 
So dies all innocence 
But you promised me 
 
While I waited I was wasting away 
While I waited I was wasting away 
While I waited I was wasting away 
Hope was wasting away 
Faith was wasting away 
I was wasting away