emerald and ash

sugarplum fairies on parade

the smiling dolls wield the sharpest blade

candyfloss pink the sequins whirl

beneath a serpent ready to uncurl

a dealer playing with my state of mind

roulette wheel the colours were entwined

black and white russians were prepared

she staked her claim to the lions share

dressed in velvet in the limelight

she beckoned me from marble stairs

long ago with all the dreamers

i fell into her emerald spell

a thousand silver songs that filled the air

rosary the worry beads of care

i should have understood

the queen of hearts

played to win right from the start

dressed in velvet in the limelight

she beckoned me from marble stairs

long ago with all the dreamers

i fell into her emerald spell

the dice were loaded

knew i was ensnared

fingers turned to talons in my hair

a rusted door inside a golden cage

a broken chord

a bird that flew away

dressed in velvet in the limelight

she beckoned me from marble stairs

long ago with all the dreamers

i fell into her emerald spell