Phantom Ring (5 of Hearts)

Oh phantom ring, I feel your touch
Although is symbolism is a little much
Now the devil may care but I loved her the most
This metal ghost, beyond reproach

Oh, phantom ring, si'l vous plait
I like to stop thinking I'd feel you, someday
It's no the specter of the band that truly haunts my thoughts
It is what is not that's become my lot

Oh useless key, you once gave me
Entry to the home where we live in harmony
Now the locks have all been changed and new dreams grow inside
If our love survived it's hair nor hide

Oh, photograph of the night we met
Surrounded by those sailors singing on the deck
Where the story's absurd but I love to tell it so
How could I know which way we go

[Bridge]
No jeweler forged it, it doesn't exist
But the sorrow it stirs puts my broken heart at risk
I know my mind is strong, I know this all must be goin' on inside my head
So, if anyone can hear this please let me try to turn this gold back into lead?

[Verse]
Oh phantom ring I remove thee
And toss you off the bridge into the deep, dark sea
And though the ripples you cause are only in my mind
They spread so wide and the vision's mine

Oh future days lay out ahead
Who knows? Maybe I'll find love someday again
See, my hands no longer haunted, my arms are spread like wings
You'll never hear me sing this little hymn
Oh, phantom ring