Lyrics for Scarlet Town by Cathy McManamon
SCARLET TOWN (CMc, 7-19-12)
We
set out
Danny
and me
For
the land of opportunity
Outside
of the law
Outside
of the norms
We
set our sights on a distant shore
Once
on board
Part
of the crowd
Didn’t
care if we got a bit too loud
Ship
of dreams
Ship
of desire
Not
even the ocean could quench our
Fire inside
We were rolling with the waves
And enjoying the ride
Dreaming of the day we wouldn’t have to hide
In a scarlet town.
Decked
out
In
our leather and lace
She
had starlight shining on her face
Didn’t
feel the chill
Of
the salty air
As
she kissed me here and there
Paid
no heed
To
what anyone thought
Breaking
all the rules that they’d been taught
She
whispered my name
I
couldn’t resist
And
I followed her down to the
Fire inside
We were rolling with the waves
And enjoying the ride
Dreaming of the day we wouldn’t have to hide
In a scarlet town
A
thud and shudder
The
ship grew still
Pulled
away from Danny with all my will
“We’re
going down”
Someone
said
“In
a couple more hours we’ll all be dead”
Made
for the boats
They
wouldn’t let us in
The
fine ladies said “we’ve no room for sin -
“Let
them stay,
Let
them drown,
Let
the frigid depths take their demon
Fire inside
Let them roll with the waves
And curse the ride
Dreading the hell they’ll find on the other side
In a scarlet town.”
What
do you say
To
that kind of hate?
The
righteous ones had determined our fate
So
Danny and I
Laid
down in our bed
Spoke
all the words needed to be said
Determined
to die
As
we had lived
No
regrets, nothing to forgive
And when
the cold dark
Sucked
us down
I
swear there was steam from the
Fire inside
We rolled with the waves
And enjoyed the ride
Arriving in the place we wouldn’t have to hide
From the fire inside
Eternally rolling with the waves
And enjoying the ride
Free at last to love on the other side
In a scarlet town.
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