Emerald and Ash

Sugarplum fairies on parade The smiling dolls wield the sharpest blade Candyfloss pink the sequins whirl Beneath a serpent ready to uncurl A dealer playing with my state of mind Roulette wheel the colours were entwined Black and white Russians were prepared She staked her claim to the lions share Dressed in velvet in the limelight She beckoned me from marble stairs Long ago with all the dreamers I fell into her emerald spell A thousand silver songs that filled the air Rosary the worry beads of care I should have understood The queen of hearts Played to win right from the start Dressed in velvet in the limelight She beckoned me from marble stairs Long ago with all the dreamers I fell into her emerald spell The dice were loaded, knew I was ensnared Fingers turned to talons in my hair A rusted door inside a golden cage A broken chord, a bird that flew away Dressed in velvet in the limelight She beckoned me from marble stairs Long ago with all the dreamers I fell into her emerald spell