Wild Black Rose

If i were a dungeon
Up from the stony ground
Wild black roses
Would grow for You to take

If i were a resident
Ghost from the ages
I would haunt You with the dreams
Of infernal love affairs

If i were a vampire
I'd give to You the lifeblood
Of souls that have fallen
Under my wingspread skies

And if i were a werewolf
I'd bring You a black rose
Then place it beside You
And watch You with my night-eyes

Maiden, Maiden, let down Your hair
The darkness embraces Your
Fragrance in the air

Maiden, Maiden, like a Full Moon so fair
Let me take a wild black rose
To tie around Your hair

Now, if i were a flying-fox
I'd ascend to Your dwelling
And give You the roots
From an underground rose-bed

If i were the demon-kind
I'd rise from Your fire place
And waltz You until the sunrise
Sends me back there once again

If i were a deadly snake
I'd slide to You a single stem
Of a rare and pretty flower
To match Your rare and pretty face

And if i were a wild-beast
From a far and distant fairy-tale
I'd kneel to You a black rose
From a far and distant land

Maiden, Maiden, the night-time needs You
Magnolias bow down
As You walk through graveyards

Maiden, Maiden, Goddess sent You
A friend of the black wolves
And mistress of them too...

If i were a spider
I'd spin You a silk rose
And weave a garden-web for Your dress
And a high-crown for You to wear

If i were a common crow
I'd pluck You fresh branches
Wild blackberry boughs
And nest them around Your neck

If i were a native-cat
I'd give You my many lives
And the furs of a hundred mice
The winter-shawl above Your breast

And if i were a village-rat
I'd search through hidden fodder
Until i find a buried ring
To make You rule over all again

Maiden, Maiden, let the beauty You share
Fill the evening with spices
And the day with fruit-filled air

Maiden, Maiden, like the Dark Moon so young
Graced with everpresence
Black Rose, under the heavens hung