Falling like leaves from porcelain trees We break Shattered by the weight of the fall Love is Scarlett down the stairs Pushed or fallen, fallen or shoved Arching in the air, promised or poisoned But always loved Despair versus desire This game What loss, what gain? Whose fault? Where to blame? Everything you say to me Strikes me like a warm disease Damage is a luxury Dereliction by degrees Everything you say to me Damage is a luxury
Dereliction by degrees What attracts excites us to the point of distraction- to the edge of dislike Everything you say to me Strikes me like a warm disease Danger is a luxury Drown me in your darling seas Saw a horse the other day with one eye and I thought How nice to see only one side of it all Love is Scarlett down the stairs Pushed or fallen, fallen or shoved Arching through the air, promised or poisoned But always loved