Chandeliers are glowing, laughter fills the room I’m trapped inside this high-society cocoon The neighbors talk of politics, they’re sipping vintage wine But under the starched white tablecloth, I’m crossing every line Nobody notices the movement of my hand Moving through the shadows of this formal wonderland I find your knee, it's burning up, you freeze right in your place As I begin my journey, beneath the linen lace My hand is warm and Compelling, taking what it needs While the conversation around us softly bleeds You try to keep your face composed, looking straight ahead Living out a fantasy that never should be said Centimeter by centimeter, I’m sliding up your skin Creeping past the boundaries, letting the heat begin I feel the fire through your clothes, it’s burning up my palm While you sit there so frozen, pretending to be calm Your heart skips a beat, I can hear you catch your breath You squeeze your eyes so tightly, like a beautiful, sweet death A forbidden, heavy tension hanging in the air And you're completely helpless to the fingers tracing there My fingers brush the fabric, creeping further in Reaching for the edge of where the darker shadows spin I know you're trembling now, caught inside the snare But suddenly I stop... and pull my hand out of there The abrupt and heavy silence leaves a space between our chairs You sit there with the buildup, caught completely unawares You turn your eyes to me, looking for a sign Wondering why the fever broke inside this game of mine "Did you find what you were looking for, or do we stay right here? You can keep on searching, go further if you dare... Maybe to the middle, there is more to discover there." Centimeter by centimeter, I was sliding through the shade Trying to keep my face composed, while the music played I felt the heat of the moment, it burned into my palm While the world kept turning 'round us, pretending to be calm Your heart skipped a beat, I could hear you catch your breath In the tension of the shadows, like a beautiful, sweet death A forbidden, heavy feeling hanging in the air But now the game is changing... if you want to play it fair I look at you and smile, my eyes catching the light And ask if it annoyed you, what I did beneath the night I hope you don't mind the intrusion, or take it all to heart Perhaps I should have asked you before I made a start Because you could have helped me... two can do much more than one And with that sudden smile, the mystery is undone... You see, my earring was slipping... falling from the light Right onto the carpet, disappearing from my sight I was frantically searching, desperate in the dark Trying not to leave a single, noticeable mark Beneath the heavy velvet and the shadows of the floor I finally found the silver... I couldn't ask for more. Imagine your wife spotted us doing this under the table... She’d watch me take what’s mine, while you’re willing and able I'm glad I have my lost earring back... "Now go back to your wife before you have a heart attack." You're a very good boy, here’s a pat on the back
