[ti:Consider this (orig. version)] [ar:Sopor Aeternus] [al:Sanatorium Altrosa] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Consider this (orig. version) - Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of Shadows (永恒沉睡) [00:31.06]Can I trust you mortal boy [00:36.68]You say you love me oh sure you do [00:42.53]But what exactly does this affirmation mean [00:47.21]I do not have the slightest notion [00:51.74]No idea of what you understand by"love" [00:57.05]And other terms as worn-out [00:59.55]Such as this old song and dance [01:03.57]You call romance [01:06.72]Quite different flowers grow indeed [01:13.03]In my small semantic garden [01:16.99]So let us see if your good vow [01:23.06]Is more than just some chemical imbalance [01:30.51]Is it worth the air you breathe [01:34.97]Or will it be just another waste of time with you [01:42.47]What I call"Love precious and true" [01:48.43]Would you refer to this as sin [01:51.82]Or crime and all that silly crap [02:00.59]Now let me put you to the test: [02:05.82]How often have I heard these words: [02:09.01]"I love you so much dearest dear [02:12.57]That I would die for you right now right here" [02:17.88]Sure doing this they're sitting pretty [02:20.88]But I say: piss on it [02:24.50]Because this way is far too easy [02:30.10]But: do you also have the strength [02:32.87]To be there for me till the end [02:35.78]Would you have courage live for me [02:38.88]Respect my wishes my decree [02:41.82]Would you defend me against the world [02:45.07]Fight the doctors playing God [02:47.97]Slap your priests if they came near [02:50.94]Or anyone who interferes [03:43.60]Is the version of your Love as true [03:46.93]That you would use all means within your power [03:50.42]Just to meet the urgent plea [03:53.30]That solemn final wish for dying [03:56.31]Of a helpless her or him [03:59.73]Who lies in pain who's suffering [04:02.48]Now only begging for the end [04:06.69]Is your"Love" that of a true friend [04:18.03]If I lay crying in my bed [04:20.79]Waiting no longing for the end [04:23.58]If I decide my time has come [04:26.40]Would you then be that trustful one [04:29.13]To guard this chamber break this shell [04:32.08]And free me from this living hell [04:34.71]By making sure my death is swift [04:37.58]Would you grant me that sacred gift [04:56.95]Now that you've heard it let me know: [05:04.86]Are you then willing to let go [05:11.05]Say: would you do all this for me [05:17.66]Would you respect my wishes my dignity [05:23.07]Because that's what LOVE means to me