Marc Almond - El Desdichado lyrics

I'm a dark man in the rain The Prince of Aquitaine My towers torn down And the star in my brain put out But I'm burning To sing and it's clear Very clear I'm still here I've lost and I've won I've lost harems And black sand by the sea And roses that twist Round the vine, like a snake Holding on to my wrist The Queen's taken captive And I live with her gown Crumpled and torn In the hall where I wait On my life and I'm late I live in a dream Of the Italian sea And remember my parrots My roses and my leopard I live in a dream Of the Italian sea And remember my parrots My roses and my leopard Throwing stones in the yard I've lost and I've won I've lost and I've won