The Flower and The Serpent

Runnin’ through the wild, wind is rushing through my hair.
I’m runnin’ from your memory ‘til I see you standing there.
And suddenly I’m galloping straight into your arms
‘til a glass wall comes between us, and she steps up and steals your heart.

The jungle’s mighty wild, yet the flowers they still bloom.
But despite their pretty petals they will turn your life to gloom.
I was lured in by your beauty ‘til the poison reached my veins.
Then I turn, and I keep runnin’ ‘til I see you there again.

Chorus:
And oh, what a crazy dream I’m in.
I can’t run fast enough from you, yet I love you now and then.
And oh you look so pretty ‘til the poison strikes again,
When I see you standing with her, I see a flower with the serpent.

I can see clear through the branches at the creatures’ wicked eyes.
They all know what’s going on, but they don’t comfort, they just spy.
And they turn their heads away as the poison does its work.
For they all knew but didn’t tell me, round the flower a serpent lurks.

[Chorus]

Runnin’ through the garden, wind is rushing through my hair.
I’m runnin’ from your memory ‘til I see you standing there.
And suddenly a serpent temps you with fresh fruit to eat,
And as you taste her lips, the poison burns, and I fall down at your feet…