After The Final Rose Has Fallen Analysis

After The Final Rose Has Fallen

-Once- Before The Final Rose Fell

From far away I see a vision there
Something so beautiful, something so rare
Someone to add meaning to a life where
A life can become something better than an existence oh so cold and oh so bare
I have hopes to overcome and re-arrange
A dark place, a barren stage
This vision that I see holds the key
To hope for the future and a completely new me
One that doesn't fear and conquers all
One that sees in the light all of his steps so that he doesn't fall
One to which can make happiness his bride
One that keeps himself on of life the brighter side
And so you may ask what is this vision of which to speak of I dare
And of what can be so rewarding to cling to as a pair
If you
-Then-

In Love's Pale Tomb

Where love once was
Now sealed by a pale tomb door
Love was sun but now is a barren shore
In love's pale tomb love is no more There Are Never Roses You Can Keep

There are never roses you can keep
They are only flowers that leave you in the rain
Yet your desire for them always seems to seep
Bleeding from your desire for love so vain
On them you can never maintain your grasp
If you go seeking them it'll always be the same
It may seem that you'll attain some love that will last
But you'll never find something you can eternally claim
It may be what you want
It may be what you most deeply desire
It may seem close and taunt
Like a close and cozy warming fire
But then you'll see it vanish away
You wonder though
It appeared to be there as plain as day
And then disappear like a frightened foe
It seemed so meant to be
Something to get you through
Something that you needed to see
Something you thought she needed too
So there are never roses you can keep
There are only flowers that wither away
And if you find one you think has meaning deep
Think of when you'll see its dying day Late For The Ball

The ball has commenced
The dancing has begun
Yet time does not relent
And in your delay you have set the
She's standing right there
But I'm plain unaware
To get in her heart
There's only one way to start
Success
It matters not the kind of person you are
The only way to barter
The only way to acquire that I've learned so far
Where nothing gets you further
Is to have success
It is the key to impress
And for her to drop the wall before her chest
Success
You'll make friends in no time flat
Forget personality, values and all of that
Though I didn't make it this way, it's more about stats
What you give, and where you're at
What do you produce, how and when
Forget about what you like and what makes you glad
Success is the only compatibility she's interested in
No money just makes her sad
I'm not going to get the girl tonight
There's no way around it, there's no way to fight
I haven't yet acquired it right
It's not about hopes, dreams, and grit
It's about what you have, and where you live
And what you have to give
It's not about what you receive
From it there is no reprieve
It's all about success
And once you get it
You'll get to know it best
You'll never want to quit it
I won't be getting the girl tonight
Maybe someday I'll feel
What it's like to feel real
Gratification from validation's seal
And attention that's real
Expressed from a girl just for the real