The Slave — текст песни (Marc Almond)

In a Byzantine harem
Where, seeking paradise,
I`d disguised myself as a dog,
A slave told me:

Me, I`d like heavy pearls
Enamelled black pearls
To be dumb, and almost deaf
So that you`d soothe me with words
Words which resemble the sea
Words that one sees through
Words of bitterness and love
Tender words, severe words

Me, I`d like crowded rooms
Where stretched out naked on all fours
Encircled by dogs and chains
Tasting mysterious liquors

Drinks of life and drinks of death
Cups filled to the brim
I place my moist and eager lips
On the kneeling stools therein

Me I`d like a black slave
With the white teeth, strong and cruel
Who`d split my shackles wide
And who`ll take me to the sky

In the damp languor of evening
Me all white, and he all black
He`d bite my body, sliding
With a serpent slow...attack

Me, I`d like to be a young woman
Behind glass and iron bars
As pleasure takes my every breath
Until sleep, until death

Beneath my purple-blue eyelids
You know, I have only one thought
To be a woman, yes, it`s true
To be a real woman

God.....please...please