Salome

"Then," said the king

"Any earthly thing

To see you dancing?"

How could I stop

Those words from rising

Like flames on my tongue?

Love not holy ones

If God himself could not

There's a man

There's a man

And he will not love me

Like all the others long to

So bring me his head

Upon a silver platter

With his eyes still wide

He'll watch me dancing

And I'll be dancing for him

At night I dream

He pours cool water

Into my mouth

The veil's turned water

And he cries for me

There's a man

There was a man

And he was the only

One I ever wanted

So bring me to bed

And then plop my head

For who will pray

For my soul not to rise?