Bloodbath

You're sequined in chiffon On the bed under my arm Dangling a highball While I ignore a call The party can always wait I'm such an inexpensive date With Your hedonistic bent While they get me to the convent They've sickened the poor And barricaded the door All I know is I'm drenched in a bloodbath This splendor in the grass The world's spinning too fast All I see is the lizard tongues around me As they lick me off the ground While the world is burning down They're philistines, they are And this party, so bizarre Round up the bourgeoisie To cut their ankles decadently Under my eyes Are shadows in disguise All I know is I'm drenched in a bloodbath This splendor in the grass While the world's spinning too fast All I see is the lizard tongues around me As they lick me off the ground While the world is burning down