Blood on my shirt,
two red buttons
Might've killed me that time
Oh, fightin' Lenin,
he's slow and he's drunk
And he lost his grip on me
Now I'm runnin' down La Rue Saint-Paul
Tryin' to get out from the wet of it all
Can't flag the cop, cause I know he won't stop
I go see Persephone Tap,
tap,
tappin' on your window screen
Try to let me in,
Persephone I know where to go,
but I had to get away
from him
My petals are a brood,
but I'm still a flower
Come runnin' to you in the by and by
But your skinny arms around me let me taste
your skin
Mouth to mouth,
mouth to flower
Salty, sweet,
you give me power
Feel you shake under my lips
Your fingers tender, find my secrets
Don't make a sound,
don't cry out loud
I'm sleepin' just above I kiss you once,
I kiss you twice
Fall asleep lookin' in each other's eyes Tap,
tap,
tappin' on your window screen
Try to let me in,
Persephone I know where to go,
but I had to get away
from him
My petals are a brood, but I'm still a flower
Come runnin' to you in the by and by
But your skinny arms around me let me taste your
skin
Light on your shoulder,
light on your cheek Light tellin' me it's time to leave
The birds are callin'
to the mornin' Your parents'
feet above us stirrin'
Kiss your belly before I go Climb back out of your basement window
Back to the cold spot,
back to the hard lot Back to the harsh bright street
Tap,
tap,
tappin' on your window screen Try to let me in,
Persephone
I know where to go, but I had to
get away from him
My petals are a brood,
but I'm still a flower Come runnin' to you in the by and by