i held her close, i held her tight i held her in the trembling candlelight i broke through her feigned defences her halfhearted virtuous fight her perfume it soaked my senses some cheap exotic delight hallelujah i barely knew her through the satin sheets she tore i embraced her every subtle flaw my hand moved across her shoulder her peignor fell to the floor i promised i'd forever hold her my lover, my redeemer, my whore hallelujah i barely knew her to her sanctum sanctorum i stole where she hid both diamond and coal i stripped her down, made her devils bare but they only held a minor role i listened to her silent prayer and i read her sacred scroll hallelujah i barely knew her