Shakespearean Games John Michael Howell

Love is a tragedy
It's a mess in the masterpiece
But it's but a minor feat
For you, let's spill it happily
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If lovin' you is pain, I'll love you the same
I won't run away
Dagger to my chest, arrow through my back
Count it all the same
I'm your Romeo, you're my Juliet 'til I'm in the grave
If this love is fate, darlin' we can play—
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These Shakespearean games
If you cry, I'm cryin' too
If you bleed, I'll bleed with you
'Til my heart stops beatin' through
If you die, I'm dyin' too
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(Ooh)
(Ooh)
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Love (Love) is a sacrifice
What a joy to pay the price
So I'll take the stars with the glory
As long as I'm here in your story
♪
If lovin' you is pain, I'll love you the same
I won't run away
Dagger to my chest, arrow through my back
Count it all the same
I'm your Romeo, you're my Juliet 'til I'm in the grave
If this love is fate, darlin' we can play—
♪
These Shakespearean games
If you cry, I'm cryin' too
If you bleed, I'll bleed with you
'Til my heart stops beatin' through
If you die, I'm dyin' too
♪
(Ooh)
(Ooh)
♪
Isn't it all so poetic?
I'd die for a world with you in it
I'm your Romeo, you're my Juliet 'til I'm in the grave
If this love is fate, darlin' we can play these Shakespearean games