In the cruel garrison of affection
If worth of lore is true
You know the face of a temptress
A pit viper, a pit viper
In the cruel garrison of affection
If worth of lore is true
You know the face, the face of a temptress
Pit viper, pit viper
Pit viper
A witch or enchantress
A pit viper
With the malign venom of conceit
She tries to civil men
Conceal the fear, misgivings
When nighttime greets them a greater chill sustains
And stains her
Darkness shall not, cannot, will not
Shall not, cannot
Not inhibit, not inhibit her
Know this skin does not restrict her
She'll tear and shed the coil
The fall of garland leaves
Below the soil
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