Lost Before Love - Bao Binh
I was broken long before you came
A stolen heart, a shattered flame
At 15 innocence was sold
For a grave, for a man 30 years old
He wasn't the lover from a dream
Just a teacher in the algebra scene
I traded myself for his cruel touch
Never knowing it would hurt so much
But I wasn't born to play a role
In a world that bruised my soul
No, I'm not that sultry fantasy
Just a child lost in misery
Love never grew inside of me
It died before it could be free
In the dim light of that golden room
I lost myself, embraced the gloom
His hands just skin like whispered lies
While I lay there numb beneath his eyes
But the pain was twisted into grace
A longing that I couldn't erase
I thought I wanted what he gave
But all I found was an early grave
But I wasn't born to play a role
In a world that bruised my soul
No, I'm not that sultry fantasy
Just a child lost in misery
Love never grew inside of me
It died before it could be free
And now I see you're nothing like him
But still my heart's too cold to dim
I carry scars from long ago
From a love that never had a glow
But I wasn't born to play a role
In a world that bruised my soul
No, I'm not that sultry fantasy
Just a child lost in misery
Love never grew inside of me
It died before it could be free