King of rats comes to my room each nightnBut I'm too scared to close my eyesnWhen the house is dark he sits down at my bedsidensings me strangest lullabiesnn'Diamonds and rubies, or spittle and rustnA dowry of lust, or a dowry of dustnShiver of love, or a shudder of disgustnAll sewers cross under your house'nnThe floor melts and I drown downstairs to the basementnwhere his army awakes at its master's commandnReady to take on the world that sleeps safely, he whispers to me:nn'Good girls, little girls can never be warriorsnGood girls, little girls can never be warriorsnBut sell me your heart, and I'll show you, I'll show younLove, what a war I'll show you'nn'Diamonds and rubies, or spittle and rustnA dowry of lust, or a dowry of dustnShiver of love, or a shudder of disgustnAll sewers cross under your house, under your house'