if shakespeare were here

Alec Benjamin

Romeo swallowed the poison
And Juliet found him without any air
So tragic, the story, dramatic and glory
With beauty amidst such despair

But there s nothing graceful about you and me
There s no dignified ending, just hate and deceit
And suffering too
From losing you

If there s art in every heartbreak
Where s the beauty in my pain?
Where s the movie with the ending
Where I find true love again?
If there s art in every heartbreak
If there s beauty in my pain
Then why can t I find it, the meaning behind it?
If Shakespeare were here, I wonder what he d say

Maybe he d force me to swallow the poison
And say he can t save me, it s too late for choices
No love to rejoice in
And, under my breath, I d say

There s nothing graceful about you and me
There s no dignified ending, just hate and deceit
And suffering too
From losing you

If there s art in every heartbreak
Where s the beauty in my pain?
Where s the movie with the ending
Where I find true love again?
If there s art in every heartbreak
If there s beauty in my pain
Then why can t I find it, the meaning behind it?
If Shakespeare were here, I wonder what he d say

Maybe he could find a way to help us save the spark
Maybe write a new redemption arc
Take our story back to the start
Maybe he could find a way to make it beautiful
Find a way to make this beautiful
Maybe I could find a way to make this beautiful

If there s art in every heartbreak
Where s the beauty in my pain?
Where s the movie with the ending
Where I find true love again?
If there s art in every heartbreak
If there s beauty in my pain
Then why can t I find it, the meaning behind it?
If Shakespeare were here, I wonder what he d say