A Valentine for Frankenstein

We have been wanting to write a an epic song about Mary Shelley for some time now, but we had trouble conceptualizing the project. Then with Valentine’s Day approaching, we thought it would be so cool to turn this poem by Mary Shelley into a Valentine’s Day song! We added a few of our own lyrics, but kept hers as they are. A Valentine for Frankenstein Don’t break my heart this time Will he betray my gentle trust Will horror rule the night? My heart bleeds for you My soul yearns for you Will horror rule this night? Oh, come to me in dreams, my love! I will not ask a dearer bliss; Come with the starry beams, my love, And press mine eyelids with thy kiss. ’Twas thus, as ancient fables tell, Love visited a Grecian maid, Till she disturbed the sacred spell, And woke to find her hopes betrayed. But gentle sleep shall veil my sight, And Psyche’s lamp shall darkling be, When, in the visions of the night, Thou dost r
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