The little ballerina
My dear little ballerina
we haven't got much time
he's only wound you for a short while
if only you were mine
I see you in your weakness
attempting to stay strong
and though your bones are broken
you know you can't be wrong
Fighting for your own reasons
dancing to your grave
you've never felt more selfish darling
you've never been more brave
You speak when you are spoken to
silently pleading in vain
you dance when your box is opened
but who will wind you up again?
Your own two feet are waiting ballerina
to be used though you are poor
but even though you may feel weak
I love you more and more
Please dance my little ballerina
your dance of lost hopes
for even when you feel you aren't strong enough
you're stronger than most
It kills me to see your beauty controlled
though bright everlasting and lush
hidden beneath his darkened shadow
and that ever adorable blush
I see the way you look at him my darling
with love shining in those eyes
and it pains me ever so deeply
to see your gaze returned with lies
Please dance for me ballerina
like you always danced for him
your lullaby gives me security
that I'd return on a whim
One word and I'll be by your side my darling
wiping those tears from your eye
ensuring that your song will never end
and that you'll never have to cry
Please my little ballerina
our time is running dry
your clockwork is ticking to a halt
and you're not strong enough to cry
I beg you little ballerina
notice me in the gloom
I shy away from your striking gaze
yet always close to you
But alas your song has ended
left you broken down and sore
your music has stopped again my darling
please dance for me once more?