Once upon a time I've been a gentleman
Living my life in ease and without sin
Adoring the beauty of one woman
Never feeling comfortable in my skin
Beneath her she entitled me
Sneered at on every occasion
I am trying to flee
At last being offered a way out of my desperation
A black beauty freeing me of my mortal shell
With her endless kiss she changes me into a vampire
No longer imprisoned in the world's cell
I bow to her – my life-long desire
Two decades being complete
Then a curse ripped us apart
We had to admit defeat
The two of us now alone in the dark
A last attempt we started
To be a family again,
But after causing mayhem and slaughter we parted
Becoming my own master to reign
The soul divided us for a hundred years
The Scourge of Europe came back insane
It all ended with shedding tears
My princess could no longer with me remain
Everything went to hell from this day on
My life was in bad repair
In the end it was as in the beginning all along
Me – alone with no one to share
Life is what you make of it
But sometimes others pull the strings
Leaving you broken and unfit
Destiny is waiting in the wings
Before you can say knife
You help your enemy fighting the good fight
Changing your whole life
Falling in love, discovering a new side
Searching for a happy end
She dives into paradise
You trying to blend
In, experiencing blessing in disguise
Being for the first time respected
Still nothing anymore seems splendidly
When the witch with power infected
Decides over life and death single-handedly
Starting a downward spiral
Of shagging, loathing and abuse
Releasing something primal
Till I'm no longer for her of use
She says she can't love me
That it's killing her
She tells me: I'm sorry William
And leaves me in my despair
Driving me to the unspeakable
I hurt the girl and lost control
Therefore trying the unachievable
Going to Africa seeking my soul
Demon and soul trapped in an endless conflict
Possessed by Evil, my free will gone
Insanity my reward and the verdict:
I am still all alone
But a lot has happened between me and her
Before our last big fight
I learned that she did care
Even if just for one night
So I rose to the challenge
Taking the amulet
For evening-up the balance
That is something I won't ever regret
With tears in her eyes
She admitted her devotion
Hearing it was nice
Although I didn't believe her notion
A burning sensation running through my veins
As I fulfilled my destiny
Giving my life, so that she remains
Feeling complete, deep inside of me
The curtain closes with my sacrifice
As I take my last bow
I am sinking into demise
Holding on to my given vow
Once upon a time I've been a gentleman
Living my life in ease and without sin
Adoring the beauty of one woman
Never felt better in my skin