Hades

Why do you drag yourself back into my dreams

like a dying man crawling on hands and knees, Hades?

You've filled me with your fire and ice

you took me once, you took me twice.

Oh Hades, Hades.

Flowers don't bloom when you make me stay,

the skies so black and our faces grey, Hades.

I tasted you upon my tongue, realized too late

and now I'm done.

Oh Hades, Hades, Hades.

You can bury me beneath the sea,

you can pull your nightmares from my dreams

you can cut my wings and yell 'go free',

but I'm not your Persephone,

so let me go now, Hades.

Did you think you could fool me in the dark

thought I wouldn't feel you make your mark, Hades?

You held me up, you shook me down,

you tore my feet right off the ground.

Oh Hades, Hades.

Sister worried and my Mother cried

but I couldn't hear them over your damn lies, Hades.

You burnt me with your wanting touch,

you had me but it wasn't much.

Oh Hades, Hades, Hades

You can bury me beneath the sea,

you can pull your nightmares from my dreams

you can cut my wings and yell 'go free',

but I'm not your Persephone,

so let me go now, Hades.

You can string me up from tree to tree,

you can bruise and cut and kick at me,

you can eat my love with endless greed,

but my name's not Persephone,

and it's time for spring now, Hades.