I Remember Mornings (Madam Mournington)

MADAM MOURNINGTON
 I remember mornings
 I remember stars
 I remember sunlight
 And moonlight and twilight and sky
 I remember all these things, but why?
 This is no place for memories
 This is no place for tears
 These long-forgotten memories
 Must become forgotten years
 Here no one has a past
 Forget your memories fast
 They'll haunt us if we let them last
 But why do I remember mornings?
 And so in mourning still am I
 This is no place for pity
 They're mad—this is the cost
 Yet every girl reminds me
 Of the child, the child I've lost
 I'll look the other way
 Endure another day
 Embrace the part that I must play
 But why do I remember mornings?
 In mourning still am I
 And so I'll leave them as I found them
 My soul has turned to stone
 But these cages that surround them
 Just as well may be my own
 Was I always grey?
 Was I always cold?
 When did I become so old?
 Was I ever kind?
 Did I ever laugh?
 Did I ever love?
 Did I ever live?
 But I remember laughter
 And joy before she fell
 This life that followed after
 Is no life... I live in hell!
 God save me from my past
 Let darkness follow fast
 I've let her go and said my last goodbye
 But I remember mornings
 Now I'm in mourning 'til I die