is that what's love about?

i set the scene to tell the tale
who could have known his face would pale?
life is never what you want
unless you plan it from the start
now, wouldn't that be smart?
so, this is how it always goes
and what's real, we'll never know
trust me now, i know firsthand
my fiction leads my real life and
this isn't what i planned.
my melody's my malady, my hand inscribes my grave
i told you once, i'll tell you twice, there's nothing left to say
i don't know what i've been told, my memory escaped
but don't try to refresh my mind, i've reasoned it that way
just shhhhh......
don't make a sound as i cry out
is that what love is all about?
don't make a sound as i call out
i know that's not what's love about.