Why Dream of Love? lyrics by: Stephen Clark from: Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress produced by: The Singapore Repertory Theatre YEHENARA: Is this what eyes were never meant to see? The end of hope and all it meant to me How can I find the strength to carry on another day? Without my pride there’s nothing left to say Is this the way my life was meant to be? Too late for me to say that I was wrong Perhaps the weak believe that they are strong I thought that if I tried, I’d find a way to earn their trust Yet all I’ve known and loved has turned to dust It seems there was no way I could belong The fire that burns within your heart The pain that tears your life apart The rain that falls from broken skies The love I lost beneath the lies And must I face the truth alone? Is this the end of all I’ve known? The years I gave, the tears I cried Why dream of love, when love has died? I know one day the story will be told And in the end the secrets will be sold And will they look at me and say I should have known the end? Perhaps I did but why should I pretend? I only dreamt of love and growing old The fire that burns within your heart The pain that tears your life apart The rain that falls from broken skies The love I lost beneath the lies And must I face the truth alone? Is this the end of all I’ve known? The years I gave, the tears I cried Why dream of love, when love has died?