Fate leave on my doorstep   A soldier, a soldier   A feeble, a fortune   I long for, I long for      Ever so secret, I see   What's in store for me?   I won't let it mislead   Oh no, no, it hasn't happened yet      As for the dying   And the fading   And the resolve to be   Okay with the natural decay      I'll choose illusion   And a city a hundred times over   I'm prepared to be happy and deceived   I'm supposed to be happy and deceived      Let us find perfection   Nonsense in all we are   Save defects for later   We're angels for now      Hide my uniform pride   Your arrogant side, I'm aching already   Hide your taciturn, mundane expressions   Affection will carry us a little while more      As for the dying   And the fading   And the resolve to be   Okay with the natural decay      I'll choose illusion   And a city a hundred times over   I'm prepared to be happy and deceived   I'm supposed to be happy and deceived      Let us be entertained   Let me believe it ends this way      As for this dying   And as for this rotting   I'm okay with this natural decay      I'll choose illusions   And a city a hundred times over   I'm prepared to be happy and deceived   I'm supposed to be happy and deceived      I'm prepared to be happy and deceived   Drop this curtain I'm happy and naive