Song Description

MAN MEETS WOMAN & FALLS IN LOVE, MAN CHANGES WOMAN & CAUSES HER TO LOSE HER INNOCENCE. MAN REGRETS WHAT HE HAS TURNED THE WOMAN INTO AND IS RIVEN WITH THE GUILT AND LOSS OF HIS OWN DOING.

Lyrics

I USED TO KNOW YOU WHEN YOU WERE SUSAN
WHEN INNOCENCE STILL DRIPPED LIKE HONEY FROM A SPOON

I SAW YOU DANCING IN A CHORUS LINE IN PARIS
AND I BARTERED A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL FOR YOU LOVE

AND NOW WE STAND AT THE GATES OF ONSTANTINOPLE
AND FACE THE FUTURE LOOKING BACK UPON THE PAST

I CUT MYSELF... AND I'LL BLEED FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS
TO FEEL YOUR BREATH ON MY CHEEK AND THE VIOLENCE OF YOUR LOVE

AND I WEEP FOR THAT GIRL THAT LITTLE GIRL I LOVED
THAT LITTLE GIRL WITH DAISIES IN HER HAIR

THAT I STOLE FROM A LIFE A PICTURE POSTCARD LIFE AND CAST UPON THE
WATERS OF DESPAIR

I USED TO KNOW YOU WHEN YOU WERE SUSAN
BUT NOW YOU MIRROR ALL THE MADNESS OF MY MIND

I'LL BARE MY BONES BENEATH THE MOUNTAIN OF YOUR GRIEF
JUST TO TASTE A TINY DROP OF YOUR FORGIVENESS

AND THE RIVER THAT YOU CRY... IS THE RIVER WHERE I'LL DIE

AS I DROWN BENEATH... THE WATERS OF MY GUILT