She's here now, perfume coiled like a thuggie scarf -
Such a powerful drug to make you so naked and clean
And you want to tell her
There's so much to disclose
This idea you've got to sell her
A new set of empress's clothes
Who was that woman in the masquerade,
Do those eyes still give you fever?
Who was that woman in the mystery-play,
Do you still want to please her?
Where is the woman who can offer escape,
Do you look for your freedom?
You see her
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You want her to wear that finery,
The style that's never seen,
You're trying to break the deadlock
Of this strangleholding scene
Oh, look,
A new set of empress's clothes!
The here and now stands in your way;
You carry the bell, book and candle
She won't make you go
But she won't let you stay
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You want her to wear that finery,
The style that's never seen;
You're trying to break the deadlock
Of this strangleholding scene;
She makes you want to confess it all -
You don't know what it means,
But she makes you see
Empress's clothes