Room Of A Thousand Tears

from The Doghouse Suite by Strangers On A Train

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There’s a black painted, oaken door
at the end of the corridor
Three corroded locks adorn it
and only madam has the keys
And though madame is a proud mistress
she prides herself most on her permissiveness
So foolhardy though it be,
if you wish to peek feel free

Into the room
of a thousand tears, my sweet,
where the ceiling drips with red
and the moaning of the dead
seems to pierce you from within

Yeah, in the room
of a thousand tears, my dear,
should you still feel like romance
you will see their rotting hands
digging right into your skin

Slough your boots off and step inside
Feel the plush carpet come alive
Listen to the rattling of our bones
rolling to and fro
And oh, madame is a foul mistress,
a slavedriving, blackhearted murderess,
but even so she won’t deny
an old whore a warm place to die

In the room...

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from The Doghouse Suite, released July 17, 2015

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Strangers On A Train Copenhagen, Denmark

Cabaret, sea shantys, polka, vaudeville and echoes of tango all meet up when Strangers On A Train take the stage. It is music that unfolds after dark and will take you on a ride through the dark side of life with songs about lust, temptation, fornication, covert beauty and drunken suffering.

We promise you loads of harmonica, music for your dancing shoes and stories from the unknown taverns. ... more

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