The Idyll Off Crown Circus

from Sweet Deceit-the Crown Circus Sessions by The Bathers

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And then they broke down
They were shoving and laughing
Laughing and shoving
Then the car began to roll down hill
He thrust himself in front of it
He managed to hold her still
He didn’t know where the hell he was
But he guessed it must have been
Somewhere off Crown Circus

Why is this feeling so rich?
Why is that brave orchid in your hair?
Why do I feel as though I’ll never sleep
Why do I love you so on this windswept street?

I think she was fumbling for the bonnet-release
And her coat fell open
And her perfume wafted into the night air
She was all ankles and legs
Ankles and legs
With her thighs moulding her skirt
It was too much
He fell to his knees laughing
He felt his head giddy at this height
In a white heat
All life
All Gods
All the seas and the stars
I see in your face

Why is this feeling so rich?
Why is that brave orchid in your hair?
Why do I feel as though I’ll never sleep
After the pandemonium in this godforsaken street?

They climbed to her apartment
On the top floor
He pulled her hair back from her face
He had to ask himself why
Are you so scared to fall from grace?

Why must life be so full
So rich and so ripe
With a head, heady fragrance
A beautiful poison
Called Love?

But I want you to remember me
As a boy of nineteen
Who loved your blue eyes
Who loved you madly

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from Sweet Deceit-the Crown Circus Sessions, released May 1, 2020

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