Grief Built the Taj Mahal - Prefab Sprout

When the Emperor lost his bride

At first he lay in bed and cried

'Til she came to him in a dream

With words of consolation

Death is untrue, I’m merely sleeping

I’m waiting for you in a world way beyond weeping

Join me there soon, until you’re mine

Build me a marble Valentine

Let the world know grief built the Taj Mahal

When the Emperor rubbed his eyes

An azure morning filled the skies

Energized by his dream

The Emperor was moved to

Summon his men, he ordered them

Find me the whitest of stone

Let its radiance remind me

Of all I have lost

The source of my pain

The joy that in time I will regain

Let the world know

Grief built the Taj Mahal

As for the cost

What is the price of love unlost

Let the world know

Grief built the Taj Mahal