For those who have asked: my lyrics to the Under the Poppy trailer song, “In the Dark.” (All music, including performance, is by the inimitable Joe Stacey.)

If it’s fun you’re after, companionship and laughter,
You can always find it in the dark.

The days are long in earthly life,
What with the lucre, war, and wife,
So men must seek their pleasures in the dark.

A bit of smoke, a bit of drink,
A slippery bit of something pink -
You’ll find what you are after in the dark.

For who’s to judge and who’s to see
What’s fun for you or fun for me
As we mingle our pleasures in the dark?

For life’s a show that can be cruel,
And passion often plays the fool
Together, we will break the rules,
And love what we are given in the dark.