A Woman Scorned

I welcomed you with only one condition
Of your undying love and loyalty
Don't speak to me of fear and premonition
Then ask that I allow you to be free

Your sad sap story won't buy one ounce of my sympathy
But here's the part where I put you out of your misery
And if you've never seen lightning under the ocean
Then here's where I snap and lose my composure
Arrest him, and take him to the mermaid king!

The notion that you're in a position to barter
Speaks to your duplicity and greed
It's bad enough that you spit on the name of my father
But now you've scorned my hospitality

Had I known better, I'd have left your body for the vulture's maw
You'll fair no better under subjugation from the rule of law
But if you're dying to witness smoke on the water
You might be impressed when you visit my father
Arrest him, and take him to the mermaid king!

Try speaking out, or have you realized that no one that you call
Can hear a word that you've said?
Try standing up, or should I call upon a team of therapists
To get you out of your bed?
Try reaching out, or do you even have the skin
To raise your arms above and over your head anymore?
You'll never be what you were before
But if you're willing to miss next Fourth of July
You can sleep with the fish while I light up the sky
Arrest him, and take him to the mermaid king!