I'll tell you of a time when blood coloured the sword of a warrior True love was a crime For hearts held by a king, as a king had held mine Scream from the womb Far better to love than to live in this tomb Love first opened my eyes when blood coloured the snow And the raven was Death drinking in life Three colours I know were embodied in one lover for me A terrible beauty has set my heart free And so black was his hair And so wild his eyes And his skin was so fair Till a kingdom of lies takes him from me Born to misery It's all over for me There's no wisdom can soften a sorrow that's deeper than the sea A heart broken who knows that tomorrow will bring only more pain Far better to die and be with him again