[short instrumental intro] [verse 1] I bow beneath the cherry’s bloom A geisha lost in silk and gloom He sees me weep, he takes my hand A samurai who doesn’t understand [chorus 1] Step inside my silken thread My smile deceives, my hunger’s fed One more vow, one more brave knight Caught forever in my bite [verse 2] He lifts my sleeve, his honor blind He does not see the threads that bind Kimono silk becomes the snare A thousand strands to keep him there [chorus 2] Step inside my silken thread My beauty masks the web I spread Closer still, he cannot see Every strand belongs to me [bridge – instrumental drop] The lantern falls, the shadows rise A thousand legs, a thousand eyes His blade is dull, his struggle done The spider’s feast has just begun [verse 3] The sake spills, the silence cries He never sees the dark disguise My fangs are poised, his fate is near The spider’s song is all he’ll hear [chorus 3] Step inside my silken thread My body feasts, his hope is bled Every hero meets their fall And I will claim them, one and all [outro] I drink my fill, his warmth is gone The web is spun, the night goes on I’ll comb the streets for hearts unsaid Forever sated, forever fed And when the moon is full and high Another samurai will die [fade out]
