Hell's Waiting Room

By Carmina Gitana

I once saw an angel, his wings cloaked behind him,
There was mud on his feathers and blood in his smile.
Said he's looking for God, but no one can find Him,
He must have stepped out for a while.

* * *

Scheherazade is slumped over the bottle,
She's tired of looking for stories inside.
Her room is too pretty, it smells like a brothel,
She's tired of thinking up new pretty lies.
She hates that invention's become her salvation,
That she's gotten so expert at playing pretend,
And sometimes, she wonders how all this got started,
More often, she wonders how all this will end.

Oh, the Little Prince, he's all grown up now,
He's taken the throne as a good son must do.
And he's learned to live with the weight of the crown
But he still orders roses sent up to his room.
Sometimes, at night, when he looks out the window,
He squints at the stars, wonders if he still can
Make out where he'd lived once, make out who he'd been once,
Recall when the ending began.

And Alice is coiled on the floor like a flower
Pulled up too soon and wilted too fast.
She's been out chasing the rabbit for hours
And she's finally run out of cash.
Her apron is soiled, she's misplaced her ribbon,
There's dirt on her hands and there's dust on her feet.
She thinks of her sister, alone in the meadow
And she wants to wake up, but she can't fall asleep.

* * *

They've just put the word out, they've opened up Heaven,
If you know where to find it, admission is yours
For Hell is too crowded, they're taking no more there,
And the waiting room's filled to the doors.

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© 2008 Carmina Gitana
Published on Thursday, February 21, 2008.     Filed under: "Lyrics"
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  • A former member wrote: i really like this, it makes me laugh that alice is in hell. good write!

  • purr_verse On Thursday, May 29, 2008, purr_verse (1052)By person wrote:

    I'm so embarrassingly late to this. I'm so pathetically out of bookmarks. I'm so ridiculously impressed. *bows* I think Tom Waits would do an awesome performance of this. Outstanding. Outstanding. Did I say 'outstanding'? Yeah? Repeat until dead. >:D

  • Reefer_rave On Monday, March 31, 2008, Reefer_rave (139)By person wrote:

    I wonderful story indeed... to many favorite lines

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Friday, February 22, 2008, TropicalSnowstorm (1580)By person wrote:

    I like this VERY much! Reminiscent of everything I like about some of Bob Dylan's best lyrics. For some reason I especially loved the lines "And he's learned to live with the weight of the crown But he still orders roses sent up to his room."...hints at a very cool back story. You are the Queen! Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • Carmina Gitana On Wednesday, February 27, 2008, Carmina Gitana (149)By person wrote:

    Thank you :) The back story is the source for that stanza - "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. The rose is the closest thing to a female love object in the story (I think) - only it's loved by a little boy, the little prince :)

  • D3ADT0WN On Friday, February 22, 2008, D3ADT0WN (185)By person wrote:

    this is amazing! something so dark and something i can't even say. incredible job on this one.

  • Rebel tiGer King On Thursday, February 21, 2008, Rebel tiGer King (239)By person wrote:

    indeed, dark and inviting and definatly an excellent display of your title, write is spectacular -symph-

  • Moonflower On Thursday, February 21, 2008, Moonflower (298)By person wrote:

    yeah this was...idk reminded me of a story, absolutely beautiful, a somber and lovely experience.

  • denver nitze On Thursday, February 21, 2008, denver nitze (251)By person wrote:

    wow. i'm in love with your line "she's trying to wake up but can't fall asleep" fucking brilliant (for lack of better words)

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