Gold Dust

[Contrabass pulse — steady — relentless] [Male whisper — flat, bored, absolute] Who has damaged my model? [Female — barely audible] The bruise beneath the gold [Male whisper] Marked like alley cats [Charcoal scratch percussion enters] [Female — building] Gold... Gold...Gold...Gold dust desire [Male whisper — command] On your hands and knees [Female — shaking] Hold still [Timpani — single strike] [Male whisper] Tighter [Female] Yes Maister [The pulse doubling] [Male whisper — unmoved] Deeper [Glass harmonica entering] [Female — almost laughing] People fall in love Over held hands And stolen glances [The vocal drops — raw — naked] I fell in love With my fist inside you [Male whisper — sincere now, stripped] Thank you [Female — tender, furious] He was not thankful [Contrabass pulse — steady — relentless] [Male whisper — flat, bored, absolute] Who has damaged my model? [Female — barely audible] The bruise beneath the gold [Male whisper] Marked like alley cats [Charcoal scratch percussion enters] [Female — building] Gold... Gold...Gold...Gold dust desire [Male whisper — command] On your hands and knees [Female — shaking] Hold still [Timpani — single strike] [Male whisper] Tighter [Female] Yes Maister [The pulse doubling] Alley cats [Glass harmonica entering] [CHORUS] Gold... Gold...Gold...Gold dust desire Gold... Gold...Gold...Gold dust desire Gold... Gold...Gold...Gold dust desire Gold... [The vocal drops — raw — naked] I fell in love With my fist inside you [Male whisper — sincere now, stripped] Hold still. [Female — tender, furious] He was not a monster A monster I could have hated [The pulse slowing] [Female — washing him in the dark] Hooolio! [Male — wrecked, raw, barely audible] Give me a moment [Female — the last line, almost whispered] The body given freely [Contrabass alone — fading — still pulsing — still pulsing] [CHORUS] Gold... Gold...Gold...Gold dust desire Gold... Gold...Gold...Gold dust desire Gold... Gold...Gold...Gold dust desire Gold...