What's behind Mary's eyes
Mary's eyes
Mary's eyes

The death midwife
Can you bring her back to life
The death midwife
Can you bring her back to life

Sister despair
Sister despair
Can you bring the dream king to me
Sister despair
Hide your tears around Mary
We've got to get her to
Joy to the world
Joy to the world

Hymns for us to sing
She's a believer
Hymns locked in her memory
I'm a believer they're the key

What's behind Mary's eyes
Patterns matter
Stringing sequences together matters
To bring, bring her back to us

What's behind Mary's eyes
Mary's eyes
Mary's eyes

The death midwife
Can you bring her back to life

Sister despair
Sister despair
She must not see you cry
Hide your tears
Can't we just bring her delight

Hymns for us to sing
She's a believer
Hymns locked in her memory
I'm a believer they're the key

What's behind Mary's eyes
What's behind Mary's eyes
Mary's eyes
Mary's eyes
Mary


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Mary's Eyes Lyrics as written by Tori Amos

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    One of the meanings I think you can find in this song is "Mary" as a personification of the earth itself. It's easy to see:

    • "butterflies don't belong in nets" (you can't own earth, no matter how hard you try)
    • the idea of people having destroyed this woman who personifies the earth, having prostituted her (used up her resources), but people are starting to notice. people are starting to want to help - they're "waking up".
    • the very obvious verse that includes the line "What'll we do when our babies scream? / Fill their mouths with some acid rain?"
    dragonflyeyeson September 07, 2006   Link

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