She gambles with gamma rays Me eyes don’t know what to say The mind says run but my heart won’t stay away I don’t want to play these games Gamma rays are deadly But so is love I run for the cover of a supermarket Rather than take part in your midnight circus The lotus eaters are at the theater They speak of love but deny their own teachers Your face is formed from the ether While breathing life like feedback from a speaker I sneak a look at your homework And check your answers against The virtuous serpents of my imagination