The Coroner's Gambit
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when death came calling today,
i heard the gentle grace of his cadences.
i couldn't say no.
i couldn't say no.
when he showed me his new silk scarves
laid out on a shiny black plastic tray,
couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say no.
i couldn't say no.
and i'm sorry i couldn't.
do you know how badly i wanted to?
didn't want, didn't want, didn't want, didn't want, didn't want to lose you,
but his smile was dazzling mmmm,
and his eyes were sparkling like moonlight on the water at midnight.
couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say no.
i couldn't say no.
La Apuesta del Forense
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Cuando la muerte llamó hoy,
escuché la suave gracia de sus cadencias.
No pude decir que no.
No pude decir que no.
Cuando me mostró sus nuevos pañuelos de seda
dispuestos en una brillante bandeja de plástico negro,
no pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir que no.
No pude decir que no.
Y lamento no haber podido.
¿Sabes cuánto deseaba hacerlo?
No quería, no quería, no quería, no quería, no quería perderte,
pero su sonrisa era deslumbrante mmmm,
y sus ojos brillaban como la luz de la luna en el agua a medianoche.
No pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir que no.
No pude decir que no.