Emerald Lies
To be the prince of possessionIn the gallery of contemptSuffering your indiscrete discretionsAnd you ask me to relentAs you accumulate flirtationsWith the calculated calmness of the whore
I am the harlequinDiamonded costume dripping shades of greenI am the harlequinSense strangers violate my sanctuaryProwl my dreams, my dreamsand they're my dreams, they're my dreams
Plundering your diariesI'll steal your thoughtsRavaging your lettersUnearth your plots
Innocence, what a surpriseInnocence, what a surpriseInnocence, innocence
To don the robes of TorquemadaResurrect the inquisitionIn that tortured subtle mannerInflict questions within questions, within questions
Looking in shades of greenThrough shades of blueI trust you trust in meTo mistrust you
Through the Silk Cut hazeTo the smeared mascaraA forty watt sunOn a courtroom drama
And the coffee stains gatherTill the pale kimonoSet the wedding ringsDancing on the cold linoleum
This is innocence
And accusations mothsThat circle on the lightThey char their wingsIn spiral senseless suicidal flight
You packed your world within a suitcaseHot tears melt this icy palaceAnd dissolve a crystalSwallowed by the night
Looking in shades of greenThrough shades of blueLooking in shades of greenThrough shades of blueThese shades of blue, of blue