The Albatross

Wise men once said "Wild winds are death to the candle" A rose by any other name is a scandal Cautions issued, he stood Shooting the messengers They tried to warn him about her Cross your thoughtless heart Only liquor anoints you She's the albatross She is here to destroy you Wise men once said "One bad seed kills the garden" "One less temptress. One less dagger to sharpen" Locked me up in towers But I'd visit in your dreams And they tried to warn you about me Cross your thoughtless heart Only liquor anoints you She's the albatross She is here to destroy you Devils that you know Raise worse hell than a stranger She's the death you chose You're in terrible danger And when that sky rains fire on you And you're persona non grata I'll tell you how I've been there too And that none of it matters Wise men once read fake news And they believed it Jackals raised their hackles You couldn't conceive it You were sleeping soundly when they dragged you from your bed And I tried to warn you about them So I crossed my thoughtless heart Spread my wings like a parachute I'm the albatross I swept in at the rescue The devil that you know Looks now more like an angel I'm the life you chose And all this terrible danger So cross your thoughtless heart She's the albatross She is here to destroy you