By Ben Chen
Date: 26 July 1998

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I've been living a lie,
Just a stranger passing through this world,
I've been dreaming to get by,
All the surreal hopes and shams,
The deceiving person that I am;

  Always had no love, no warmth, save my heart beating still...
  Used to be just my hopes and dreams, but now, no one can fulfill...
  ...'till there was you.

I've been living a fantasy,
Just another lonely traveller going through this world,
Joy, love, a make-believe tapestry,
Lively, merry, I can pretend,
As unaccustomed as I am;

  Always been the way love was meant for everyone but me...
  Used to be so sweet and good, but now life is empty...
  ...'till there was you.


So, I will go on living with the lie,
Still a stranger drifting through this world,
Have to carry on and still cry,
And deceive myself with my own sham,
Hiding the unhappy person that I am;

  Always will be as a little boat, distant from any shore...
  Used to be a hopeful glimmer, now, love will I know never more...
  ...'till there was you...
  ...If only there was you.