Mary on a Cross
Duration: 4:44
Track number: 2
Times played live: 250
Writers
Lyrics by: Tobias Forge
Music by: Tobias Forge
Theme
A layered exploration of friendship, transformation, and bittersweet nostalgia. The song uses religious imagery not to mock faith but as a metaphor for human connection. 'Mary' represents someone like Mary Magdalene—someone who appears as one thing but harbors other intentions. The song captures how not everyone we bond with is meant to stay in our lives, yet those connections leave permanent marks. It explores the tender tragedy of watching relationships evolve beyond recognition while the memory of what once was lingers eternally.
Lyrics
We were speeding together
Down the dark avenues
But besides all the stardom
All we got was blues
But through all the sorrow
We've been riding high
And the truth of the matter is
I never let you go, let you go
We were scanning the cities
Rocking to pay their dues
But besides all the glamour
All we got was bruised
But through all the sorrow
We've been riding high
And the truth of the matter is
I never let you go, let you go
You go down just like Holy Mary
Mary on a Mary on a cross
Not just another bloody Mary
Mary on a Mary on a cross
If you choose to run away with me
I will tickle you internally
And I see nothing wrong with that
We were searching for reasons
To play by the rules
But we quickly found out
It was just for fools
Now through all the sorrow
We'll be riding high
And the truth of the matter is
I never let you go, let you go
You go down just like Holy Mary
Mary on a Mary on a cross
Not just another bloody Mary
Mary on a Mary on a...
You go down just like Holy Mary
Mary on a Mary on a cross
Your beauty never ever scared me
Mary on a Mary on a cross
If you choose to run away with me
I will tickle you internally
And I see nothing wrong with that
(Mary on a Mary on a cross)
Nothing wrong with that
(Mary on a Mary on a cross)
Nothing wrong with that
(Mary on a Mary on a cross)
(Mary on a) Mary on a cross
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