Star-crossed love is doomed to die
The very heavens conspire to make us cry
Star-crossed love is a joy that’s brief
But the heartbreak means everlasting grief
Star-crossed love makes us hold our breath
We know it means certain death.

We have to tell lies
And make sure we have alibis
We have to mask our faces
And meet in out of the way places
We have to make love in a hurry
All the time afraid of discovery.

Star-crossed love is doomed to die
The very heavens conspire to make us cry
Star-crossed love is a joy that’s brief
But the heartbreak means everlasting grief
Star-crossed love makes us hold our breath
We know it means certain death.

Every boy and girl has a bit on the side
The heartache begins when we don’t want to hide
But it’s a crime to bring love into the open
Our parents and relatives will never give permission
The love-light dims and goes out in our eyes
Our souls die when we’re forced to compromise.

Star-crossed love is doomed to die
The very heavens conspire to make us cry
Star-crossed love is a joy that’s brief
But the heartbreak means everlasting grief
Star-crossed love makes us hold our breath
We know it means certain death.

Learn from all the stories in the past
Love like this is not meant to last
Societies rise up and say with one voice
‘You cannot follow your heart’s choice
Be like us and follow our tradition
Take our poison – and then pass it on’.

Star-crossed love is doomed to die
The very heavens conspire to make us cry
Star-crossed love is a joy that’s brief
But the heartbreak means everlasting grief
Star-crossed love makes us hold our breath
We know it means certain death.

They curse and punish us for being in love
But we are blessed by the gods above
The future has been mapped out for you and I
The gods will turn to nectar every tear we now cry …
We can’t live apart, we can’t live together
But no-one can stop us from dying together –
Together forever.

Star-crossed love is doomed to die
The very heavens conspire to make us cry
Star-crossed love is a joy that’s brief
But the heartbreak means everlasting grief
Star-crossed love makes us hold our breath
We know it means certain death.

(c) Satori Publishing, 2013.