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The Trophy Wife

from The Dissolution Orphans by Sons of Perdition

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This song predates The Kingdom Is On Fire by a couple of years.

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I dredged her up from the bed of the river
. I thought that I'd give her a good Christian burial. But I had a thought as we came to the plot
; I'd take her home and there I would marry her. Her skin was the color of lilies in Spring. I slipped her my ring as I drew back her veil
. My thoughts headed south as I kissed her mouth
, secure in the knowledge that I'd conquered Hell. But it wasn't the warmest reception you've seen
. My senses are keen and I felt her coldness then
. Just as I feared, she must have felt weird
 to make this transition to life without sin. We spent the summer in my parents' cabin
 when one day it happened, love faded away. 
It seemed she'd decided, I couldn't deny it
, our union did reek with the stench of decay. So I laid her back down to dream in still waters
. Yet still nothing odder does trouble my sleep than her last look goodbye and the tears in her eye
 as she called my name from up out of the deep.

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from The Dissolution Orphans, released March 21, 2014

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Sons of Perdition Glasgow, UK

Sons of Perdition make weird, dark music. Their seventh release, Heathen Hof, is available May 1, 2022.

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