No Doll’s House

Music and lyrics by Leslie Berry

She’s your flaming courtesan.
Libertine, no slave of society,
With no sense of propriety,
She moves inside of you.

She’ll parade her desires openly,
Astound and enlighten you.
With one look she will see through
To the passion that drives you.

She’s a wise little fool.
She understands
That people will be cruel
To any honest man.
No doll’s house will do
For Marianne.

Born a pauper with a poet’s heart,
A beggar not allowed to choose
The one she loves, she’ll play the part
Of the harlot he can’t refuse.

She’s a wise little fool.
She understands
That people will be cruel
To any honest man.
No doll’s house will do
For Marianne.

Even Venice in all her magnificence
Could not protect Marianne from the vindictiveness
Of those who traded their souls for righteousness
And sold their freedom to preserve the ordinance.

She’s a wise little fool.
She understands
What people will do
To any honest man
Who challenges the rules.
Still, no doll’s house will do.

Leslie Berry - piano and lead vocal
David Berry - acoustic and electric guitars
Jenni Thompson - percussion
Kenneth Law - cello
Meri Allen - background vocals