ABELARD’S LAMENT FOR HELOISE
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[Verse 1]
I shut my eyes, and there you are,
Like smoke that fades but leaves a scar.
I reach to touch, but it slips away —
A darkened ash where love used to stay.
Your beauty, a spark that lit the night,
Your words, sharp knives of truth and light.
But now I’m bound in this silent cell,
A man fallen from Heaven, into a living hell.
[Pre-Chorus]
In quiet halls, I hear your name,
A whispered prayer wrapped up in shame.
I gave my soul, I lost my place —
But still I chase the shadow of your face.
[Chorus]
Abelard’s lament for Heloise,
A love that burns through centuries.
I weep for what was torn away —
The flame that flickers, won’t obey.
Was I falling or just letting go?
Was it love, or something I don’t know?
In the fire, I’m chained and free —
Still longing for what can’t be.
[Verse 2]
The light of truth burns through the haze,
And strips away those reckless days.
I trade my manhood for this cross,
A penitent for love and loss.
My wisdom’s cage, my intellect’s blade,
Tortures me with every choice I made.
But when night falls, I’m young once more —
Lost in you like never before.
[Pre-Chorus]
In silent prayer, I question fate,
The cost of love, the hand of hate.
Do I find God, or lose my soul —
In this prison where the questions roll?
[Chorus]
Abelard’s lament for Heloise,
A love that burns through centuries.
I weep for what was torn away —
The flame that flickers, won’t obey.
Was I falling or just letting go?
Was it love, or something I don’t know?
In the fire, I’m chained and free —
Still longing for what can’t be.
[Bridge]
Was it worse to never know the flame,
Or burn too bright and lose my name?
If truth is found in endless fight,
Do I lose peace or find the light?
[Outro]
Maybe freedom’s in the questions,
Not the answers or the lessons.
If I surrender all I’ve known,
Could I be free inside this stone?
A prisoner of my own desire,
Still seeking light within the fire.
Abelard’s heart still beats for you —
In every question, something true.
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