The Masquerader and Phoenix

The Masquerader And Phoenix

Theatre of Tragedy

Hist The sonorous orchestral ambience

And the arabesque stanc'd ballerina

Her wee feet in an alacritic malstrom

Twirl And the dust-hurl with her tears blendeth

Egag this quagmire

Pasteth her unaptly apt feet to the stage

Like the wither'd rose of the luciferous Eden

By the mummer'd-masquerader espied vigilly and mockingly'

His behesting visage' tho' ruddily mummer'd 'tis -

Embower'd and eddying oft and eft gloam by gloam

Her sweetness ne'er cloy - further further -

His scratching and dallying hollow-hearted eyes

Her breasts and vestal heart caress'

And like the dove and bird of prey leapeth she aerily'

Whileas the orchestra playeth on travailingly

And like the dove and bird of prey leapeth she aerily'

Whileas the orchestra playeth on travailingly;

And like the dove and bird of prey leapeth she aerily'

Whileas the orchestra playeth on travailingly;

His one and sole swath

With the pizzicato'd ensemble blendeth

And her umbral fatal scream

As the song climaxeth

And slowly dieth

Away