Carpetbag wing beats, Victorian dust
Seduction to die for, powder keg lust
Sun-kissed vibrato, allurement afire
Celluloid stimulant swathed in barbed wire

Mirrored illusion, addiction entranced
Hypnotic, slow-motion
death rattle dance

Velveteen whispers
Felo-de-se flight
Futility gutters
Yet burns the light