Eight chimes of the clock announced the new day As I struggled to get up from my bed; Could this be morning? It's so dark and drear ....... But that's what the clock said
And so I arose, still numb to the truth, 'Til I heard the whisperings of woe and dread Repeating "He's gone." Words I can't accept ....... But that's what my heart said
At once, his solemn promise was revived: "Our hearts, tethered by Love's unyielding thread Cannot be parted," and so I believed ....... Because that's what he said
Love was the sum of all things beautiful, Near my heart, woe and sorrow dared not tread; And I know his love was deep as the sea, Because that's what he said
No, dear reader, his love was not fickle, He now sleeps in Heaven's celestial bed, While I share endless nights with Loneliness ....... Because that's what Fate said!