black 47
blood wedding
Carlita is waiting down on see & 9th  In mantilla and lace And her lover's knife  Cries out for revenge But she is silent like a stone  And beautiful in her widow's weeds I wait in the darkness  Forever now alone  Too late for any tear shedding  While his bride waits down on see & 9th For her blood wedding  Why did you have to go out tonight  With the full moon in scarlet  And his silver knife Waiting for you  And the remains of your life  Ticking away like some pitiful clock  And I who could not even be called your wife  Safe and warm in your bedding  And you the bridegroom off on your way To your blood wedding  And the Ukrainian ladies  Light candles in the street  Where his body lay bleeding  And the projects are silent Bracing for the heat  That must come from his blood wedding  Carlita why do you hate me so much I long for your body I die for your touch On my burning skin And the smell of your perfume Will always remain on my bed But I died every time You entered his room I could not let him go on living And now you wait down on see & 9th Dying to celebrate my blood wedding I wait in the shadows of see & 9th  With my fingers caressing His sacred knife You loved my body  But he loved my soul  You thought you knew me  But what do men know  Except my lover whose shape is etched in chalk on the street  Soon to be washed away by the rain  While you wait in the darkness dreading  The shock of my knife  At your blood wedding