Mary's Lament

Mary's Lament

acoustic traditional irish folk

03:33

Lyrics

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