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Scarlet
Lead me away, Scarlet
Into the ocean blue
Lead me away, Scarlet
You, who I hardly knew
The sanctity of your soft deep silk that brought me
to my strife
Shows of no use while these tears of mine sink into your flesh.
Should I have seen the hurt, the pain
which brought me to my knees beneath the whip?
Should I have known your beauty-mysterious as a rose-
meant only blood,
Should I have known?
Lead me away, Scarlet
Into the ocean blue
Lead me away, Scarlet
You, who I hardly knew
The beauty of your thick, rich color that brought me
to this land
Shows of no use while my hands blister in the heat.
Should I have seen the evil, the pride
which brought me to my anger on this ship?
Should I have known your lure-mysterious as a rose-
meant only loss,
Should I have known?
Lead me away, Scarley
Into the ocean blue
Lead me away, Scarlet
You, who I hardly knew
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