Surely - Coppelius

When she walked in, she shone like a star

No wonder she makes you forget, where you are

To tell you of that goddess is my duty

No rose or swan could match her beauty

I knew as time went by she’d be gone

When I see her I know, life goes on and on

Surely I cannot live like a monk

But to court her, I was just too drunk

She could make the mountains shake

And every sleeping flower wake

When she spoke to me it felt like a breeze

That gently blows in spring through trees

I can’t recall what she said, my blood started to run

But the look in her eyes said «You're the chosen one»

I tried to answer it took me a while

But what I said chased away her smile

Surely I cannot live like a monk

But to court her, I was just too drunk

With a very hard slap that shattered my face

I knew soon she’d be on the next one’s trace

When I think of the pain my eyes open wide

I’m glad no one saw, how bad I cried