Belladonna Melodrama

Out my window, in the alley There's a figure dressed in black On the nightstand lies a pistol And a letter sealed in wax Isabella, please indulge me Rouse your self and fetch your things Alexander, is he watching? Oh my darling let's set sail tonight Under cover of the darkness Now or never get the horses Meet the captain at the tavern He's a drunkard, can we trust him? I remember when my father In convulsions on his deathbed Pulled me closer, in a whisper Made me promise to avenge him Was it sickness? Was it madness? Some disease that wracked his frame? Deadly poison from a dagger While defending his good name My god, could it be those very forces That are seeking our destruction Did he tell you any secrets? I have followed his instructions We are pawns in a game Of some deep dark design Pieces in play But the board is on fire Whose will is at work In this sinister plan Are we moved in the dark By mysterious hands? Waves are whipping, ship is tossing I can barely hear you speak Is the letter safely hidden? Would it be safer with me? Isabella, don't be frightened We have left them in the distance We have proof that will destroy them Me and you the only witness Is that a shadow or the shape of Someone swimming in the water? Were we followed? Doesn't matter Soon we'll be across the channel We have parts in a play Of some deep dark design Thrust on the stage But the boards are on fire Caught in the plot Of a sinister plan Are we marionettes In mysterious hands? Crack of lightning splits the darkness Deck is listing hard to starboard Ship is sinking, where's the captain? In the lifeboat, we're abandoned For the last time, Alexander Isabella, please unhand me I must have that cursed letter Do you think I knew no better? You will never see that message Then you'll die here to protect it Mind the pistol Is it loaded? Let it go now hand it over Alexander, I am dying As my life blood flows from me Isabella, will you tell me Who directs your treacherous deeds Oh my darling, ere I perish Please believe I loved you truly Was it Masons? Rosicrucians? Jesuits? Illuminati? Unseen powers in the shadows Never named but in a whisper Trade the secret for one last kiss... Belladonna on your lipstick We are trapped in a maze Of some deep dark design Seeking escape But the walls are on fire Who is to blame For this sinister plan? The Society of The Mysterious Hand