Mother Mary Songtext
von IC

My mother and I share the same bones
Our tendencies careful, our tendons all sewn
Bless the seamstress that stitched us, eyes heavy and lips closed

Winter falls quickly on my mother and I
And we brace for the cold with the warmth in our eyes
We hold close to the sun when we can′t see the sky
My mother and I bear the same marks
Whether bruises on bodies or stains on our hearts
We pull at the wishbone, the year breaks apart

And what if tonight
The world lays down at your side
Do you think we're alright
Maybe, you and I


Nothing could ever prepare for the plight
Being held by my mother in the harsh morning light
Our tears fell united in the name of our rights
But we′re always rebuilding my mother and I
Sickness can't know you, try though it might
To see you in x-rays in hospital light
It can't see the soft, swinging fight in your eyes
I see you always, sweet mother of mine

And what if tonight
The world lays down at your side
Do you think we′re alright
Maybe, you and I

"This is your bedtime song from mom to help you guys get to sleep
Okay, I love you very much, I miss you
Here′s your bedtime song"

My mother and I share the same nose,
Bitten off by a blackbird while we wash summer clothes
Oh sugar cookies and pockets of rye
Words that you'd sing at the start of the night
Oh sugar cookies and pockets of rye
Words that you′d sing at the start of the night

"You naughty, naughty blackbird, I need my little nose
So I can sniff the rose buds when I wash the clothes
I'll get a sugar cookie and hang it in a tree
If you will find my little nose and bring it back to me"