I went away from my hometown
To build up a brand new life
I left my home and my friends
To replace the past
I went to the east and the west, south and north
Everywhere I went, I couldn't escape the chains of your love
So I returned and robbed your home
Just to scare your wife
I took all the pictures of you and her
And threw them into the river beside
I painted all your doors black
With the tears I hid for years
Though I paid king's ransom
I'm still yours
Outside in the wide wild world
It was easier to hide from myself
I had no need to talk to anyone
Or settle down with somebody else
But each time I saw a beautiful place
Or ran into a song about love
The first thought that came to my mind
Was about
You and that you destroyed
The love of our lives
Since then I've been just a shadow of myself
Dead but alive
You can not fix what is broken
And it's you who broke us apart
Though I paid king's ransom
I'm still yours
I don't know how
I could ever get away from you
I tried everything but
I cannot break free
So forge all my memories
And give me the coup de grace
Cause I paid king's ransom
I'm still yours