Coppelius - Surely lyrics

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