[Verse 1]
Piggy in the middle when the circus came to town
I was born with streaks of moonshine in my veins
Scratching hallelujahs on the up and outward bound
I found my Fay Wray dancing in the rain
She was murder, she was cause
Flowing from the jungle dams
Wrapped in a fog that obscured those shores
She was growing wetter in her hinterlands

[Chorus]
She was the perfume of pain
Her love was acute and Monster-baiting again
She wrestled beauty with the snarl of a cat
Washed upon my beach like a matter of fact
A burning flame on the Wicker Man's lap
The place where she rose peculiarity's at
She was the essence of loss
Hung out on a limb and giant aping the cross

[Verse 2]
Girl from mystery island
Seeking asylum, freed from the cage
She's quite an acrobat, the left off bedroom latch
A reddened snatch from open debate
She was native, she was pure
Her sins original before
I liked her naked foreign cure
She made my conquered heart beat like the drumming of claws

[Chorus]
She was the queen of delight
A wall to wall savage with the keenest of minds
She was a delirious sight
A belligerent witch of voodoo and the night
A filthy creature to my Doctor Moreau
The sway of dark hips was a reason to know
Flashing invites with her animal eyes
They spoke of a realm where rites of passage decide

[Bridge]
This force of nature
A volcano meant to blow
Where the hell did you come from, angel?
Where the fuck did you go?
The moon is cold and I am pleading
This world is strange and so misleading
Let me go, my soul is needing
The song beyond the gates
I rise now and set
My mind on the coastal road
I rise now and let you lie
Goodbye

[Verse 3]
My girl from mystery island
Leaving asylum, freed to the skies
But why? I want you back
I will scour seven seas for you, turn out cemeteries for you
So pray, I see you smiling
On the face of strangers
And there I see you hunting
For the taste of danger

[Chorus]
She was the perfume of pain
Her love was acute and monster-baiting again
She wrestled beauty with the snarl of a cat
Washed upon my beach like a matter of fact
A burning flame on the wicker man's lap
The place where she rose peculiarity's at
She was the essence of loss
Hung out on a limb and giant aping the cross

[Outro]
Girl from mystery island
My girl from mystery island, staring at you