Many prophets preach on bended knee. Many clerics wasted wine. 
Do the bloodied sheets on those cobbled streets mean I have wasted time? 
Are there silver shores on paradise? Can [bad word] in from the cold? 
I killed a man in a far away land, my enemy I'm told. 
I really want you to really want me, but I really don't know if you can do that. 
I know you want to know what's right but I know it's so hard for you to do that. 
And [bad word] out as often it does, and often dictates that you can't do that. 
But fate can't break this feeling inside that's burning up through my veins. 
I really want you. 
I really want you. 
I really want you - now. 
No matter what I say or do, the message isn't getting through, 
And you're listening to the sound of my breaking heart. 
I really want you. 
I really want you. 
Is a poor man rich in solitude, or will Mother [bad word]  
Did the beggar pray for a sunny day, but Lady Luck for rain? 
They say a million people bow and scrape to an effigy of gold. 
I saw life begin and the ship we're in and history unfold. 
I really want you to really want me but I really don't know if you can do that. 
I know you want to know what's right but I know it's so hard for you to do that. 
And [bad word] out as often it does and often dictates that you can't do that. 
But fate can't break this feeling inside that's burning up through my veins. 
I really want you. 
I really want you. 
I really want you - now. 
No matter what I say or do, the message isn't getting through, 
And you're listening to the sound of my breaking heart. 
No matter what I say or do, the message isn't getting through, 
And you're listening to the sound of my breaking heart.