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A Poetic Retelling Of An Unfortunate Seduction Tab

by Bright Eyes


                  
The language in the dimmer rooms
                                  
Seems to represent the light source well
                      
How soft they speak and seem to be at peace
                                     
With the movement of the music and the madness
                    
That’s pulling me into this

And the shades of the lamps are woven red

The light, it stains and consecrates

Anointing all forgotten forms

That swirl and smoke and haunt this place

The girls in gowns all nurse the dark

Pulling it near to their swelling breasts

And watch as it seeps to their hearts

And beats within their virgin chests

And here I know seduction breeds

From wanton hearts that would seduce

And grows and spreads its vines and leaves

Embracing those who might have moved

But now remain to drink the night

From vials black and thick with steam

With intoxicating delights
                                           
Would leave you drunk inside this dreeeeeeeeeeeam
                                   
And you watch them take the light from you
                          
And you find yourself on a velvet couch,
                            
Tasting the skin of a foreign girl
                      
Her eyes are black and wet like oil
                                       
And she ties your hands with a string of pearls

And you tremble like a frightened bird
                                  
As she closes in and captures you to place you
                 
In a silver cage deep within her poisoned womb
                                           
So once you’re safe inside, she might let you out
                         
To fly in circles around the room
                              
But its always night and there is no moon
                      
And you wonder if you are alive
                               
And you’re not sure if you want to be
                                
But you drink her sweat like it was wine
         
And you lay with her
     
On a bed of blue
          
And it’s awful sweet
          
Like the fruit she cuts and feeds to you


                  
to you (repeat twice)

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