mary died a lover
Elegy of Love: Unraveling the Poetic Tale in 'Mary Died a Lover'
Lyrics
hiding books in walls
Hiding books in walls
sitting back to trees
Sitting back to trees
painting on her fingers
Painting on her fingers
family names and river leaves
Family names and river leaves
if it was the morning
If it was the morning
the yolk was in the spoon
The yolk was in the spoon
mary died a lover
Mary died a lover
pray to god that we will too
Pray to God that we will too
if it was the baby
If it was the baby
lost at seven weeks
Lost at seven weeks
nothing for the memory
Nothing for the memory
but the blood across the sheet
But the blood across the sheet
no one knew the reasons
No one knew the reasons
no one knew the rules
No one knew the rules
mary died a lover
Mary died a lover
pray to god that we will too
Pray to God that we will too
i went down with you love
I went down with you love
with the cold packs and drugs
With the cold packs and drugs
when the old house got tore down
When the old house got tore down
and the dead horse dug up
And the dead horse dug up
we were looking for something
We were looking for something
that we could hold dear
That we could hold dear
i don’t know what it was
I don’t know what it was
but i know we're here
But I know we're here
and i know we’re not done
And I know we’re not done
she was a feather flocker river crosser
She was a feather flocker river crosser
holy rider fire walker
Holy rider fire walker
don’t be stupid don’t be lazy
Don’t be stupid don’t be lazy
hang on tight now you’re my baby
Hang on tight now you’re my baby
wake up in the morning and that’s all it is
Wake up in the morning and that’s all it is
so if it was the mornings
So if it was the mornings
we didn’t feel afraid
We didn’t feel afraid
picking through the garden
Picking through the garden
for the kitchen sill bouquet
For the kitchen sill bouquet
light across the table
Light across the table
ghosts in every room
Ghosts in every room
mary died a lover
Mary died a lover
pray to god that we will too
Pray to God that we will too
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