Gone now is the reason for change,
The one who set me right.
Gone my idol of all the age,
A former promise in my life.

She was the one that kept me chaste,
That always held me back.
She protected me when lost in haste,
To follow the narrow track.

I've come so close to deviation,
But never did I forget.
Her innocence defied temptation,
Always saving me from regret.

When the situation called for more,
I've always had the will.
But now I don't know what I'm waiting for.
And there are so many thrills.

The one I waited for is truly gone,
And so too all the reasons.
Departed hope of the perfect dawn,
And the changing of the season.

What chance to take weighs heavy now,
The fun or fairytale?
Should I work to retain this vow,
For one who's promise failed?

Is there but sufficient doubt,
To retain the straight and narrow?
Shall I cease to go without,
Or to go down with this arrow?

My misconceptions of romance,
Have tainted my little hopes.
The image of my life's innocence,
Dies while love does choke.

A reason is all I'm searching for,
Anything to keep me here.
I'm not sure just how many more,
Before passion draws too near.

It's true, my faith is all but gone,
My hope is finally dead.
I need to create artificial dawn,
Discover what I believe instead.