Rose of May - Final Fantasy IX

her heart underneath
 cries quietly
 this part of me
 I choose not to see
 what lives must I take
 for fealty's sake?
 how much blood must stain
 this warrior's blade?
 war leaves its trail
 in moonlight so pale
 its shadows they flow
 in rivers, in rivers
 so put on my mask
 I'll go where they ask
 so I might once again see the
 Roses of May
 Staining my soul and stinging my eyes
 the red on my hands
 won't wash away, wash away
 no where to run from what I have done
 I'm no longer, no longer
 a Rose of May
 fate holds the blade before you
 mirrored in maiden's eyes
 far from myself I fly
 into the perilous skies
 and they said
 follow the blade before you
 fear fall and courage rise
 leave all your tears behind you
 far from where innocence lies
 Cage of the kings
 No need for wings
 So turn them to stone
 from roses to bone
 when you look at me
 what do you see?
 this costume I weave
 disfiguring me...
 war leaves its trail
 in moonlight so pale
 its shadows they flow
 in rivers, in rivers
 so put on my mask
 I'll go where they ask
 so I might once again see the
 Roses of May
 Staining my soul and stinging my eyes
 the red on my hands
 won't wash away, wash away
 no where to run from what I have done
 I'm no longer, no longer
 a Rose of May
 Storm clouds are creeping closer
 danger is drawing near
 why am I not protecting all that
 I once held dear?
 and you said
 break free from all that holds you
 kings hand and maiden's tear
 run now into my arms
 together we'll conquer our fears
 Led here by fate
 No longer afraid
 So here now I lay
 My Roses of May