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Stats:

Track number: 1
Length: 3:37
No. of instruments: 9
Symbol: Occupied Pram
Slogan: "Beware of civil wars. Beware attacks from the inside"

Instruments

Mangled vocals
Harp
Bass Guitar
Arpeggiated synths
String quartet
Drums

Lyrics

Mary had a baby and doomed the world
And Mary, she was just a stupid girl
The priests say it's the best they've ever seen
And Mary, she was only seventeen
Mary says her baby was a lamb and it chased her as she ran
Down the road
And Mary gathers pebbles, and I have my own
And she is running from my stones

And now I'm running with Mary across the sand
Cos she has taken both my hands and she will not let go
And I see you on the shoreline - your red hat caught my eye
And you were watching us both run by

I run home from work - my body's tired, my belly hurts
More than before
And Mary's on the corner, with the circus we vowed to join
When we were born, when we were born
She says "Use your body well. Use your body well
And time will tell."

And now I'm running with Mary across the sand
Cos she has taken both my hands and she will not let go
And I see you on the shoreline with your ghost
And you were dancing with my shadow, dancing with my soul

We're all just dancing, we're all just dancing
We're all just dancing as time goes by...

Quotes

"This is an album about physicality. What am I if I am not my body? I think that might be more of a question for women that it is for men, and that's not me rattling my rusty feminist hatchet. It's just biology. The human race could survive with one man per ten women, but it wouldn't go so well the other way around. We arrive on this planet with a very clear purpose: we create people. Maybe that's why you get more male philosophers - we already know why we're here. So, as a woman, who are you if you choose not to procreate? What if you're not maternal? Are you still valid? I found myself thinking about all these women in the past who have had children whether they have chosen to or not. Were they OK with it, or were they angry? I mean, if the woman's not on board it just becomes a two-against-one hijacking. And the Goddesses and the Good Women in our Western mythology are great and good because they are the mothers of great men. And I thought "What if our great mother symbol, Mary, agrees with me on this one? I mean, Gabriel never popped down to ask permission.""