Love Cuts The Strings

the first thing that happened was the river overflowed
 the water running through the streets and was sweet and cold
 i knelt by the water like a doe by a stream
 punch-drunk, snowblind, as though the whole thing were a bad dream
 and then love pulled out the heavy artillery
 kypris took the horses by the bit for the morning ride
 i count my blessings, but you can only be expected to count so high
 when love cuts the strings
 i smeared myself with pennyroyal to keep the hounds at bay
 you poked your head out of an alley half a block away
 and i recognized you, though i'm not sure how
 and the air turned red around you
 as a dull chill came down over me
 and then love summoned up the infantry
 and the green-eyed goddess got ready for all out war
 and i'd count my blessings,
 but i don't even know what the word blessing means
 when love cuts the strings
 yeah!