Tears of a Mermaid

Folklore has it that when a mermaid falls in love with a human, she has to sacrifice her voice in exchange for a pair of legs to enable her to walk on land, taking a huge risk for a love that might be unrequitted, just to be near the person she loves... Will her efforts pay off?

Gazing out faraway as the night falls
Fate crossed your path with his
Overcame the pain, you sacrificed your voice
Just for a chance to be near the one you love

Risking it all for a belief in true love
Without knowing its existence in reality
You had to leave, unable to say goodbye
Withering away with the waves at dawn

Those pure and innocent tears
Shed in this cold cruel world
Forsaken all, overcoming the obstacles
In the hope of everlasting love

Those angelic and devoted tears
Love, too complicated to grasp
Is the one beside him, his destiny?
Erasing all regrets as you leave
Drowning your sorrows deep under the sea...

You trusted true love would be eternal
Truth is, no love can be pure and everlasting
Your beautiful dream, burst like a bubble
A sad ending for a fairytale...

The illusions of happiness lured and blinded me, I couldn't see the harsh reality of the situation. Moments with you were pure and fulfilling, albeit short-lived. My predicament, similar to the mermaid, had been facilitated by another perpetrator, dealing a heavy blow into my heart. Maybe it is time to realize the truth: thoughts of you and me harboured in my head can never materialize... I just hope it is not too late. The stars in the sky begin to shed their tears...