White Shadow Waltz

[Verse 1] Abandoned by all her admirers Wild White Shadow Waltz Stands alone on a stair down the hall Just one slip from a trip and a fall [Verse 2] In a cold morning, holding her lighter Wan White Shadow Waltz Stirs, sputters and stalls Wakes, wavers and walks right through her prison walls [Interlude] She says, "The doorbell is ringing Go see who it is Our little island's sinking into mist" [Verse 3] A day came, a night went, it lightened An animal broke his way out Moped through the scattering crowd And crawled back to his circus shell [Verse 4] And circling the zoo's screaming clients Was White Shadow Waltz Deaf to their torn breaths and calls Wait, take a look closer hey, he's hardly moving at all [Interlude] She says, "There's someone is knocking Go see who it is Our little world is shaking I guess our little world is breaking" [Verse 5] In the presence of all our despisers We'll falter and crawl to the bed Our world is a black shadow bled And what is this tune in my head? [Outro] She says, "It's just the white wind when it whimpers It's just the black rain when it squalls It's just white meat whistling a waltz It's just nine hands wiping a white shadow off of the walls"