If Cyrano De Bergerac   Fell Prey to the blades of fifty men   With a heart and a sword he'd drive them back   Perchance to see Roxannes's eyes light up the sky again   And when beauty kind and full of grace   Again denied the beast her hand   The beast he turned and hid his face   And tried with all his might and magic to understand      And once upon a time   You know I used to wonder why   You know no one should need to cry   In pain of a heart forbade to fly   But you learn to say goodbye   As you whisper beneath a sigh      Sweet pain   Can't you plainly see?   Sweet pain   You know it matters to me   Sweet pain   Won't you make me feel at home?   Sweet pain   Don't you dare leave me alone      Sometimes a life that seems hard to take   Is soothed for a while by an old friend   Leaving a bad need in its wake   Sad how, some friendships never ever seem to end   Well all of my heroes up and died   Songs and a dream are left for me   What did them in, not suicide   Just a lengthy friendship and a dream of how it could be      And isn't it a crime?   Was it more than they could bear?   You know they did not even care   At all and they might have something there   But I'm here and I don't see where   All I hear is their silent prayer      Sweet pain   Is it so terribly wrong?   Sweet pain   To want to come along   Sweet pain   Won't you make me smile?   Sweet pain   If only for a while      Can you feel what I can feel?   So we can establish that the pain is real   Don't be afraid and I'll do the same for you   And we'll just hang on and we'll make it, make it through   There's got to be a reason it works out this way   And there's something deep inside me   That makes me have to play   For you   For you      In no position to give advice   My heart it spoke and I wrote it down   And you know every wisdom has its price   My head up in the stars   And my feet planted firmly on the ground   When will I embrace this life I see?   I've been wondering for so long   Thinking back, the truth may be   I've been unaware but I've been living it all along      And it didn't cost a dime   And it did not come for free   It just would not let me be   But it never conquered me   Just a doorway and a key   And I think that we both agree      Sweet pain   Is sometimes what you need   Sweet pain   It allows the blood to bleed   Sweet pain   From the moment of your birth   Sweet pain   You know it keeps you here on Earth