Flustered Lyrics

 while the wine is running over
 we spin out of control 
 rinse diluted red
 dances of the dead
 stealing every show
 
 while the band played drunken sailor
 guests were eating mistletoe
 crushed velvet at the table
 mocking Cain and Abel
 plastic flowers in a row
 
 and in the darkest night
 there were stars in clusters
 dizzied by smooth striped tights
 well i was flustered- but i tried
 
 still there must be something melting
 asphyxiating fumes of fear
 raise the golden curtain 
 positive uncertain
 i was perfectly unclear
 
 semi-precious crystal teardrops 
 chiseled from a heart of stone
 marbled walls of pinkish white
 twenty/twenty oversight
 misdemeanor silicone
 
 and in the darkest night
 there were stars in clusters
 dizzied by smooth striped tights
 well i was flustered- but i tried