38. The Wedding of Lady Fox (Cabaret)

Soft steps in the fox’s den Candlelight and velvet black Lady Fox asks quietly Is he breathing Or is it time to dance Lady Fox knocks on the wall Calls his name, once again She sends the cat to listen close But silence answers then No breath, no sound No moving skin The old fox lies still This is where it ends If he’s dead, then dance with me Put your mourning dress away If he’s dead, then set me free Life keeps spinning anyway Dead is dead, the forest knows Time won’t stop for pain or fear Cry tonight, but not too long There’s a wedding happening here The suitors line up one by one The dog, the wolf, the bear She checks their words, their teeth, their tone None of them quite fair She wants a mind, a clever smile A partner, not a throne Then a young fox steps ahead And she knows she’s not alone He bows, he jokes, he dances right He doesn’t force or lie The forest hums, the deal is done The old fox said goodbye The grave is closed, the wine is poured The choice is clear and true One fox sleeps beneath the ground Another starts life new If he’s dead, then dance with me Put your mourning dress away If he’s dead, then set me free Life keeps spinning anyway Dead is dead, the forest knows Time won’t stop for pain or fear Cry tonight, but not too long There’s a wedding happening here Death sits quiet at the table Sips the wine and smiles thin Every wedding hides an ending Every end lets something in Tonight the bride is laughing Tonight she wears the crown Death keeps time While life spins round The forest sleeps, the candles die A chapter closed, a vow begun One fox rests beneath the earth Another walks beside the sun This is how the story goes Dark, ironic, clean and sly In fairy tales, death dances too And life just passes by