Paradiso

I recall a closing door

And I remember

Seeing shadows cross

A stained-glass stare

Long before

The strangers came down

To steal our clothing

And our consciences

And long before

Eyes were empty

Hearts were cold

We'll watch the rattlesnake slide

Slowly swerve into view

To tease and tantalise

To suck your senses

And spit out the pieces

Magazine girl

She is living in a different world

Or is it a he

Pull back the curtain my son

I look around

The colours have gone

And slowly darkness descends upon me

Paradiso

I know you lie

This much I see

Well the serpent sings his song

To so many sleeping staring eyes

Like sheep they sing along

And clap in time to a heart that's beating

Crazy child

She is wicked

Oh she is wild

Her eyes are open

Pull back the curtain today

I look around

The colour is grey

Grey as this ghost town

That towers above me

Paradiso

I know you lie

That much is clear

To me

I see the poet and the fool

Walking hand in hand to school

And I recall the lonely outcast

And I remember

Laughing children

It was long before

Their eyes were empty

Hearts were cold

So dance this final dance with me

And wrap your sting round my spine

Will poison wash away the tears

Wipe the world from my mind

Look up

What can you do!

I looked around

The colour was blue

Wise up

It's in your head

I looked around me

And the colour was red

Red as the words

That I read on the wall

Paradiso

Kingdoms rise, so must they fall

And only ashes

Remain in the end

Paradiso

I know you lie

Lies without end

I'll see them again and again

And again