the lamia

Singer:hackett, steve

the scent grows richer

he knows he must be here

he finds a long passageway lit by chandelier

each step he takes

the perfumes change

from familiar fragrance to flavours strange

a magnificent chamber meets his eye

inside

a long rose-water pool

is shrouded by fine mist

stepping in the moist silence

with a warm breeze he's gently kissed

thinking he is quite alone

he enters the room

as if it were his own

but ripples on the sweet pink water

reveal some company unthought of

rael stands astonished doubting his sight

struck by beauty

gripped in fright

three vermilion snakes of female face

the smallest motion

filled with grace

muted melodies fill the echoing hall

but there is no sign of warning in the siren's call

rael welcome