There's something you must know A secret I haven't dared to show The awful truth that could tear us apart The terrible fact that might break your heart The curse that caused me to keep so silent For fear that you might suffer something violent See all your hopes transformed to endless tears Your innocent smiles turn into lonely years When you finally understand and see That I am not what you want me to be But only a lonely thing that haunts the earth Despised by all who know how little it's worth Rightly regarded with fear and hate Especially when the hour is cold and too late Of all creatures the one that is the very worst Plagued by a terrible unquenchable thirst You may yet be saved but I never can Forgive me my darling, for I am human.