“And I am left behind
Corrupted crushed and blind
All for a dream
That in truth was never really mine.”

— Rufus Wainwright

The Dream
Song lyrics, All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu (2010)

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American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer 1973

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