The Easter Vigil

Walk among the ruins of the Eternal City
On the feast of Corpus Christi
Walk across the water, the deep black sea
That lies between her and me
Between the rise and the decline
Between the water and the wine

Put her picture up beside the Sacred Heart
Adore the very bones of her until they fall apart

Dark stars, black witches
Pass the candle at the Easter Vigil
Cеlebrate daily Mass
For a congregation of thе wild and vicious
For the talk of the town
For the gossip to die down

Put her picture up beside the Sacred Heart
Adore the very bones of her until they fall apart