Lost
Within Temptation Lyrics

My hope is on fire
My great expectation has so much passion that it could easily turn into disappointment or frustration reality is faced.

My dreams are for sale
I'm willing to sacrifice my own personal aspirations for something or someone else.

I dance on a wire
I am taking risks and living life precariously, with the possibility of falling.

I don't want to fail her
I want to succeed and make sure that the special person in my life who has inspired me, will not be disappointed.

I walk against the stream
I'm going against society’s norms and what is expected of me as a person.

Far from what I believe in
My actions contradict the values and personal beliefs I hold dear.

I run towards towards the end
In spite of the obstacles or the challenges that may present themselves, I persistently and persistently pursue what I set out to do.

Trying not to give in
Despite everything, I endeavor not to give up my endurance and drive.

She's lost in the darkness
The person I love and care about has become disoriented and seems to be at the mercy of the negative forces of the world.

Fading away
Their will to live and spirit is slowly being drained and repressed by the effects of the world and their own internal conflicts.

I'm still around here
As the person who cares for her, I am still present and will not give up without a fight.

Screaming her name
An expression of my desperation, my attempts to call her helplessly in the hope of being heard and aiding her through the screaming.

She's haunting my dreamworld
In my mind and soul I can’t escape the pure impact of her predicament.

Trying to survive
Through the worst conditions, she is still fighting, trying to be free and live on

My heart is frozen
My heart is cold as the bitterness of the situation consumes me.

I'm losing my mind
The unfortunate scenario has made me mad, and I'm losing my ability to think rationally.

Help me, I'm buried alive
I realize that my internal forces have been virtually shackled and that I am helpless in their grip.

I'm burning the bridges
I am alienating myself from everything in my life so that I can concentrate solely on the one I love.

And there's no return
I'm mindful that sometimes, when we change our world for another, we can't go back to what it once was.

I'm trying to reach her
I'm doing everything I can to get to the person who matters to me most, no matter how difficult it may be.

I feel that she yearns
Trying to find a way to get to the one I love who remains physically far away, so that their yearning for me can also be fulfilled.

I tried to revive what's already drowned
I'm still hoping to bring back what appears to have been lost and - what I believe to be - destroyed.

They think I'm a fool
Others aren't able to see what I can see - this invisible force that I am following, which provides hope and warm comfort unto me.

Can't realise
They are missing out on the incredible energy that comes with hope and faith, which is better felt than explained.

Hope plays a wicked game with the mind
Hope is a double-edged sword, as it stirs up passions in us that often result in our own misery when not accomplished.

'Cause I thought that love would bind
I may have underestimated the complexity and difficulty of its idealized portrayal of being in love, and that most times it is just an ideal that may not come true.

I cannot revive what's already drowned
I've finally come to terms with the reality that some things are beyond repair, and that the best things we can do is let go and move on.

She won't come around
No matter how much I pray or how hard I try, the person for whom I yearn and hold hope for, will never come back to me.