Black Maria Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MysticC 

Cover art for Black Maria lyrics by Todd Rundgren

I believe this song is about a man being seduced by a woman into black magic. He can't break lose, even though he knows it means death for him. She paries and drags him deeper into spooky and demonic confused pleasures. He is a goner. He was an unbeliever, but not anymore, he is slowly going down the drain of insanity.

Sort of like the old Helen reddy song "Angie Baby" except the girl in that song is insane, well, maybe...(partial lyrics)

When he walks in her room, He feels confused like he's walked into a play And the music's so loud it spins him around 'Til his soul has lost its way And as she turns the volume down He's getting smaller with the sound It seems to pull him off the ground Toward the radio he's bound never to be found

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