Fade Away...

All the sweetness in the world
To make a pretty doll
All the flowers, all the colours
Making her fair and tall
The dewy drops to lighten her eyes
The stars and moon to swathe her pure
And birds to lighten her spring
Not the gentlest flame for her to endure

The maiden innocent touched the sun
Burned and charred to the depths
Hopes and dreams all undone
Into the sea she cast herself
The stars and moon and sweet and gentle
It takes but a suns ray to burn an iron mantle...