Why did you steal my heart
when you had to break it?
Why did you fall in love with me
when you had to spurn me?
You taught my heart how to beat
you taught my heart how to writhe in pain.
Somehow tears stayed hidden in my eyes;
you taught them how to brim over.
Why did you settle into my breast
when you had to toy with my heart?
Why did you fall in love with me
when you had to spurn me?
Why did you steal my heart?
Whenever our gazes met,
it was like flames rose from my heart.
From my breath something drifted out like smoke
it was made from me, neither living nor dying.
Why did you set me on fire when
you'd have to extinguish and forsake my heart?
Why did you fall in love with me
when you'd have to spurn me?
Why did you steal my heart
when you'd have to break it badly
