Song in Contravention - Momus

Song giving descriptions of an unnamed act of love

The court will call this song Exhibit A

Song including details of the persons taking part

And the actual words these persons say

Song in contravention of sections of the law

Members of the jury take your time

Remember even listening if only this far in

Already makes you guilty of a crime

This love in contravention

They see fit to ban

That woman feels for woman, man for man

This love outside the law is the strongest love of all

Pass it on

To sing this song is a crime of love

Sing this song

Song giving descriptions of an unnamed act of love

Outlawed by the government this year

A song giving descriptions of forbidden forms of love

Is passing at this moment through your ear

Song in contravention of sections of the law

That deal with making public private thoughts

With lyrics so explicit and descriptions so perverse

They constitute the crime that it reports

In the perfumed garden the apprentice sits alone

Like a Persian miniature in stone

The jury and the witnesses are kneeling at the throne

Waiting for the judgement to come down

Song giving descriptions of an unnamed act of love

An act of love is taking place

Sung with your consent, the song has reached its very end

The prosecution rests its case