
Mary's Lament
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Mary's Lament
[Verse] In a village by the sea Where the wild winds blow Lived young Mary Pure as rivers flow But the fates were cruel And she was torn apart With sorrow in her eyes And despair in her heart [Verse 2] From the convent to the fields of green No sanctuary found No place serene She bore a secret Hidden deep within A tale of love Now stained with sin [Chorus] Oh Mary Mary Cast aside by fate Forgotten by the ones who should embrace With a child in her arms and tears on her face Oh Mary Mary Longing for grace [Verse 3] The whispers ran through that quiet Stone-clad town Speaking of a scandal And flags flown down From the priest's own sin She bore the cost A broken home A circle now lost [Bridge] In the shadows of the church's cold walls Her prayers unheard Her voice grows small The merciless tide It sweeps her away Adrift in sorrow Night and day [Verse 4] Underneath the ancient oak where they used to play She sang to her babe A lullaby gray Dreams of love that turned to dust In the barren fields of broken trust