the Malkin jewel
I mustve crawled through your bedroom door in a fit of jealous breath
Perched upon the Bacchus foot of your unsuspecting bed
From the blossom rags in my jackal croon to the stems of this cinquefoil
I give to you the shrapnel with which to sprinkle in her soil because
All the traps in the cellar go clickety clack
Cause you know I always set them for you
Yeah, for you!
All the rats in the cellar form a vermin of steps
You know theyre going to take me to you
Yeah, to you!
You wash it down with harlot soap, well is this what you want?
Ill paint your steps with the lilac stains of smelter revenant
My cutlery is rattling in the dormant wooden drawers
From the palm of my throne Im begging you to cut the orchid cord because
All the traps in the cellar go clickety clack
Cause you know I always set them for you
Yeah, for you!
All the rats in the cellar form a vermin of steps
You know theyre going to take me to you
Yeah, to you!
I know a girl that was woven in spindle and thread
Trapped in a bivouac of taffeta scaffolding wed
She tosses and turns and wakes all the children in nest
Yawning with hunger they take turns of nourishment
And she says, aah ...
Somebody, somebody help me
Is there anybody that can set me free?
From the mountains of avarice this I beg to you
My ether turns flesh to gravel
All the traps in the cellar go clickety clack
Cause you know I always set them for you
Yeah, for you!
All the rats in the cellar form a vermin of steps
You know theyre going to take me to you
Yeah, to you!
All the traps in the cellar go clickety clack
Cause you know I always set them for you
Yeah, for you!
All the rats in the cellar form a vermin of steps
You know theyre going to...