May The Living Be Dead In Our Wake Lyrics by Flogging Molly

May The Living Be Dead In Our Wake Lyrics

    Said her name was Marie
    From the banks of the Lee
    With the prettiest eyes my own had ever seen
    Her hair like ripples
    They danced with the tide
    As our hearts washed away to the sea
    Was she sent down from the heavens above
    Her breath pure as whiskey my heart fell in love
    Now the devil is courtin' a different tune
    And I laugh as the tears was the rain

    Tell me why no one`s listenin'
    Is there nothing at all left to say
    In a world so unforgiving
    You mean more to me each every day
    So may the living be dead in our wake

    One cold winters night behind the clouds stars did hide
    And the ghost of our souls thanking Christ
    we`re alive
    Our spirits they crackled with lovers first sight
    Till the mornin' came fresh with a new
    Will you dance with me now heavens child sang
    the clown
    We`ve nothing left to lose but your wings and
    my frown
    Where over the hills the valleys will ring
    To the sound of our love singin' true

    Tell me why no one`s listenin'
    Is there nothing at all left to say
    In a world so unforgiving
    You mean more to me each every day
    So may the living be dead in our wake

    But the summer sun is melting now
    With the leaves I`ll soon be gone
    Will you have the strength when the emptiness
    shadows fall
    Or will your aching heart be ripped apart
    By the beating from the storm
    Or will howling gales like yesterdays be gone
    Yeah be gone... be gone

    Was she sent down from the heavens above
    Her breath pure as whiskey my heart fell in love
    Now the devil is courtin' a different tune
    And I laugh as the tears was the rain

    Tell me why no one`s listenin'
    Is there nothing at all left to say
    In a world so unforgiving
    You mean more to me each every day
    So may the living be dead in our wake

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