A dangerous woman up to a point

a dangerous woman up to a point once said
"as per your wishes i left you for dead
i left england for the english"
is it always one thing or the other with you?
"forgive them my lord they know not what they do"
"hey your friends are fucked
in so far as your friends are an ancient beast
bronzed in tar!"

have i told you lately that i love you?
did i fail to mention there's a sword hanging above you?
and "those who love zeppelin will soon betray floyd"
i cast off those couplets in honor of the void
i was here to stay
i would weather the storm
i pictured heaven on earth
made of clay as your form dictated

i went down to the garden
with the nobelist of intentions
i felt the need to be brief
i stuck a rose between my teeth
and had a laugh

the sun sets
at the speed of light
so i thought i
also might
leave this
port of woe
on tall ships made of snow
invading the sun

a dangerous woman up to a point once said
"i've never read so and so
so why mention him here in this square
where culprits axe me, my dear?"
tried to enjoy myself at the society ball
really i did
froze on union street
it was spring time
i was just a kid
lost in a map of the stars
others called 'your eyes'
it was a trap
it was a good time
it was hard to realize oh

i can't win
i can't even walk
oh baby you should talk
baby you should hear what you're saying

they said "don't look back"
but i looked back
it was a bore
it was a fucking horror
it was, well, honey
you know quite well
what you are

a dangerous woman up to a point once said
"people come and people go
and people lie nameless in the snow"