10000 Maniacs - My Mother The War (Hope Chest-Fredonia Recordings)

[ lyrics: Natalie Merchant & Michael Walsh/music: J.C.Lombardo ]



she borders the pavement
flanks avenues
parades pass white glove attended by
my mother the war

she'll raise a shaft
lift a banner
toss a rose
my mother the war

she's made every effort
to salvage the few
bought fourteen liberty bonds
my mother the war

mother the war

she knows every neighbor
chats at their doors
compare econosize electric appliances
my mother the war

share tea and a seat
by my cradle with
my mother the war

mother the war

caressing the globe
touch on his isle
she wrings hands in pensive waiting
my mother the war

haunts her doorway
begs her postman
is there word for
my mother the war

momentos of distant vigil
three years each tour
"hands of god enfold him" prayed
my mother the war

mother the war

in bitter defiance
she's spitting the corps
she's wet a brood short league for combat
my mother the war

well acquainted with sorrow
left millions in grief
my mother the war

fold
laced
carrion
blood
soaked
robes

mother the war

10,000 Maniacs - My Mother The War (live) (04:01)
Live performance of 10000 Maniacs....The Natalie Merchant years

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Comments:

1
@steelbuc39 This was kinda the Maniacs' big intro to England, if I remember correctly. How a Rock n Roll moment like this hasn't gotten them into the Hall of Fame, I have no clue.
Author: IWannabeJew - 2 months, 3 weeks ago
2
She´s amazing, simply amazing. How lucky are the people that were in there.
Author: karmenska - 1 month ago
3
Utterly fantastic. I was lucky enough to see them in London in November 1990, the day Thatcher finally resigned. Natalie took the mic and sang, acapella, 'Tramp the Dirt Down' by Elvis Costello, and it was spine-tingling. Incredible to think this track's 27 years old!
Author: zobzob69able - 1 month ago
4
she certainly has her way of dancing lol
Author: rockangel7777 - 1 month ago
5
well aquainted with sorrow, with grief My Mother the War
Author: MrDLOC11 - 1 month, 1 week ago


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