Strasbourg and an epidemic

1518, mid July

From the dance floor to the ground

All began this way

Tell me now, Troffea, what are you trying to do?

I can't stop and I'm in love with you

Twirls from your hands, mesmerize my head

You own me with just a snap of your fingers

Jump a little, spin a little, like the bug buzz of a beetle

In my head obsessions scream their echoes

"Do it again, till you bend, don't pretend to understand

A mind abuse and for sure the fate is signed for you."

Feel the crawling vibes

Of your fear

No more saints to pray

That's our destiny

We must surrender

Let's dig our graves

We must remember

How wonderful it was to dance

Near the gates of afterlife

And I suppose I could have died

After a simple happy life

Now I'm a sinner in this plague

Feel the rhythm of your bones

While they pulverise

Damned musicians play your song

For a ruin that can't be denied

Gates are opening

They are leading us

To an eternal dance

I'm following the notes

They're written in my head

While my thoughts fade

On the whys that brought us all there

And so

I surrender to this curse

Can't explain

This carnage

So goodbye 'cause

That's our destiny

We must surrender

Let's dig our graves

We must remember

How wonderful it was to dance

Near the gates of afterlife

And I suppose I could have died

After a simple happy life

Now I'm a sinner in this plague

Tell me now, Troffea, what did you try to do

While I die, I'm still in love with you

I can't hear no more songs

Just a creepy lullaby coming from my flesh and bones

Then I exhale

My last sin

Time to dance in peace

"Dance in peace" carved on our tombstones

And the last thing in my head was

"I hope, in hell, there's no sound"

Oh, my stationary ground