Passion Play-Janis Ian

[00:16.69]She came from dakota [00:21.83]Though some say she hailed from the south [00:27.56]He tried to believe but each time she would leave [00:31.63]With the venom that dripped from her mouth [00:37.10]Like some angel of old [00:39.17]Bent on saving the soul [00:41.47]Drugged to the knees he would pray [00:45.09]To some rude russian icon [00:47.26]That twined like a python [00:49.21]And blinded the sun night and day [00:53.12]He'd say [00:55.25]Please bring me peace [01:02.03]You say you'll stay [01:04.43]Just to leave me whole [01:07.85]All of my soul your passion play [01:18.53]Though she lies to amuse [01:20.62]She lies to confuse [01:22.51]Passion with vision and pain [01:26.32]He lies for possession and time [01:29.17]Though there's no time to gain [01:34.14]Squandering feeling [01:36.19]Constantly stealing away [01:38.52]From the sound of her name [01:41.84]Is like thunder and lightning [01:43.90]Hiding the sound of the rain [01:47.63]And he'd say [01:49.80]Please bring me peace you say you'll stay [01:58.92]Just to leave me whole all of my soul your passion play [02:24.22]So he searches for truth [02:26.33]In the beauty that once was her name [02:31.49]Senselessly trusting in time to remind her [02:35.45]Blind she came [02:39.03]Suddenly rootless [02:40.98]Fashionably useless [02:42.98]Magically fruitless and time [02:46.49]Like some sunday scholar [02:48.63]Who lives off the squalor [02:50.55]Of yesterday's knowledge and fame [02:54.22]And he'd say [02:56.49]Please bring me peace you say you'll stay [03:05.51]Just to leave me whole [03:08.87]All of my soul your passion play [03:19.50]Well some overdose [03:21.22]And some wrap like a rose [03:23.16]'Round the slick perfumed nose [03:25.08]Of high noon [03:27.31]Burning their lips [03:29.05]As they stoop low to kiss [03:30.97]Some rich man's excuse for the moon [03:36.57]I must have been lucky [03:38.83]Got--out with my body intact [03:41.41]And tomorrow in tune [03:44.52]But it's this sense of time [03:46.72]That wraps like a vine [03:48.39]'Round the neck of the sun and the moon [03:52.27]He'd say [03:54.26]Please bring me peace you say you'll stay [04:03.30]Just to leave me whole [04:06.94]All of my soul your passion play