In The Opium Den

Three stone steps lead down into heaven
Three stone steps to the Opium Den
Ecstasy waits coiled like a snake
Draw from the hookah and the serpent will awake

In the palm of a young peer prostrate upon cushions
A phial of liquid-fluorescent solution
Ecstasy waits coiled like a snake
Draw from the hookah and the serpent will awake

Caressing a carved pipe with long bony fingers
Delirium blossoms in cool vivid colours
Ecstasy waits coiled like a snake
Draw from the hookah and the serpent will awake

Three stone steps lead down into heaven
Three stone steps to the Opium Den
Ecstasy waits coiled like a snake
Draw from the hookah and the serpent will awake