Mark Lenover - Orpheus Lyrics
She was the picture of beauty and graceHe bottled her magic and fixed her in placeHis music was written all over her faceHe mined her perfection and chipped it away,Reducing his lover to poems and paintAs his gaze grew distorted his subject grew faintHowling, Eurydice covers her faceAs we carry her off to the vanishing placeShuddering, Orpheus opens his eyesA look nullifies her,He blinks and it flies herAway'His tributes were clumsy and tainted by lustHer features were blunted and cold to the touchShe covered his failures with lipstick and blushHe'd harvest the melodies caught in her throatHe'd belch out the rhythm and raise her a toastOf all his abortions, he loved her the mostHowling, Eurydice covers her faceAs we carry her off to the vanishing placeShuddering, Orpheus opens his eyesA look nullifies her,He blinks and it flies herAway'