We had a love that shone like goldBright and warm, a story toldBut time has a way of dimming the lightIn the tarnished love we faced tonightTarnished love, warm and so brightNow it's fading into the nightIn the scars and the dust we findLove's not always gentle or kindWe promised forever under stars so grandBut the glow of love turned into sandThe brilliance fades, the luster's goneIn the tarnished love we must move onTarnished love, warm and so brightNow it's fading into the nightIn the scars and the dust we findLove's not always gentle or kindIn the tarnished we find the true hueThat love can be hard and dreams can skewThrough the wind and the tear we seeThe real face of love's decreeTarnished love and reality are the love that's fadingWe find strength in the truth we've statedTarnished love, a lesson learnedIn the hearts we lightWe are the lightWe are our returnWe promise forever under stars so grandBut the glow of love turned into sandThe brilliance fades, the luster's goneIn the tarnished love we must move onTarnished love, warm and so brightNow it's fading into the nightIn the scars and the dust we findLove's not always gentle or kindWe promised forever under stars so grandIn the tarnish we find the true hue that love can be hardAnd dreams can skew through the web and the tear we seeThe real face of love's decreeTarnished love and reality of a love that's fadedWe find strength in the truth we've statedTarnished love, a lesson learnedIn the heart's true light, we are returnedAs we face the reality of a love that's fadedWe find strength in the truth we've statedTarnished love, a lesson learnedIn the heart's true light, we are returnedIn the tarnish we find the true hue that love can be hardAnd dreams can skew through the web and the tear we seeThe real face of love's decreeIn the tarnish we find the true hue that love can be hardAnd dreams can skew through the web and the tear we seeThe real face of love's decreeTarnished love, a reality of a love that's fadedWe find strength in the truth we've statedTarnished love, a lesson learnedIn the heart's true light, we are returnedAs we face the reality of a love that's fadedWe find strength in the truth we've statedTarnished love, a lesson learnedIn the heart's true light, we are returnedWe promised forever and our star's so grandBut the glow of love turned into sandThe brilliance fades