Salome

My gospel text for mid-week service was Matthew 14:1-12, the intense story about the beheading of John the Baptist. It put me in mind of an old Bonnie Prince Billy song ... it works well as the voice of Herod.

there is grime on my face
there is crust in my eye
there is no one in this place
but no one said goodbye
this is how i start another day in my kingdom

there is hate in my heart
this is how my day starts
there is blood in my hands
from the murder of a man
this is how i start another day in my kingdom
this is how i start another day in my kingdom

This is from his ease on down the road album. Another good art reference is the short play by Oscar Wilde. It is pretty fantastic if my memory serves me. It is called Salome.