Spring came early that year When past statues austere They walked down The Cobblestone streets Through glories long wathered By history tethered And buried beneath their feet And The cats on The piazza lay sleeping Where a mansion had stood in The past And inscribed with The Words of a marquis Was a portal that led nowhere: "There's a gate to a magical garden Kept by The dragon of Hesperius" "When you're burning in water And washing with fire You can turn The earth into sky" He said: "I'll be your Lover I'll be your Man" That's what he said For that he was damned "I'll be your Woman I'll be your Wife" That's what she said She wanted his life Upon Palatine It was Wolf valentine And The Swastikas circled The walls Down The stairs to The Lupercal Halls There's a ring for a chemical wedding Kept by The King who has died in The fire When you visit The Bowels of earth You can rectify The things you will find He said: "I'll be your Lover I'll be your Man" That's what he said For that he was damned "I'll be your Woman I'll be your Wife" That's what she said She wanted his life In The Murder she wrote And they both died In The Murder she wrote But no one did note They were no one of note We all have died In The Murder she wrote When we gave them our hearts But they wanted our souls In The murder she wrote