[Verse 1]
I can remember a place I used to go
Chrysanthemums of white, they seemed so beautiful
I can remember, I searched for the amaranth
I'd shut my eyes to see

[Verse 2]
Oh, how I smiled then, so near the cherished ones
I knew they would appear, saw not a single one
Oh, how I smiled then, waiting so patiently
I'd make a wish and bleed

[Chorus]
While I waited, I was wasting away
While I waited, I was wasting away

[Verse 3]
I can remember, dreamt them so vividly
Soft creatures draped in white, light kisses gracing me
I can remember when I first realized
Dreams were the only place to see them

[Chorus 2]
While I waited, I was wasting away
While I waited, I was wasting away
While I waited, I was wasting away
Hope was wasting away
Faith was wasting away
I was wasting away
[Bridge]
I never, never wanted this
I always wanted to believe
I never, never wanted this
(How could I have become?)
I never, never wanted this
But from the start, I'd been deceived
I never, never wanted this
(How could I have become?)

I never, never wanted this
I always wanted to believe
I never, never wanted this
I never, never wanted this
But from the start, I'd been deceived
I never, never wanted this

[Bridge 2]
Inside a crumbling effigy
But you promised
So dies all innocence
But you promised me

[Chorus 2]
While I waited, I was wasting away
While I waited, I was wasting away
While I waited, I was wasting away
Hope was wasting away
Faith was wasting away
I was wasting away