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ooh baby ooh baby
bereaved lady
ooh baby

ooh baby ooh baby
he carved you like a stone
then left your side
stop stop

ooh baby
slow steady
heaven's waiting
for you baby

ooh baby ooh baby
he took your soul
and left you out to dry
stop

now, you're home free at last
and the cracking whip
that howled
and scarred your back
has stopped
ooh it stopped

ooh baby ooh baby
love baby
your, your only crime
ooh baby
stop stop

ooh baby ooh baby
love baby
your, your only crime
ooh baby
stop stop

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bryan82 On Jul 25, 2009

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2009-07-25 07:00:55

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by makmegs

15y ago

Since these guys are pretty religous i'm gonna assume the song is too

"Bereaved lady" Bereaved meaning a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved. Lets say this is mary

"Took your soul and left you out to dry" Jesus crusifiction "the cracking whip that howled and scarred your back" Again in jesus' crussifiction he was whipped quite a lot

and last but not least "love baby your, your only crime" Yer i'm sure you can figure that one out

Well thats my interpretation on it, would love to hear other peoples

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by bigperm

16y ago

i read this as an ode to a woman that has escaped/left an abusive relationship

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by jesusrice

16y ago

i love the mood of this song.

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