Silly, silly Mrs. Mae she’s got herself into trouble.
Ten screws, they’re never coming loose;
They're running up and down the table.
But she feels good, never upset; she’s always been ill but able.
She can run whenever she wants and everyone knows she will.
How she’d never cut her hair;
A smooth silky lightning in the incandescent air.
She’s a cool, crazy killer Mrs. Mae
What they don’t understand is that she’s already almost dead.
Let it grow back, let it grow back.
Let it into the dark
I can tell who’s fault it’s gonna be
Tinted walls with a shuddered sprawl
And a sight to plain too see.
If you keep moving, you’ll get it back
And no one’s gonna take it away.
If you feel good, tell em’ quick
And no one’s gonna take you, no one’s gonna take you.
Silly, silly Mrs. Mae she’s got herself into trouble.
Ten men, emergencies at hand, they’ve run and got the jumper cables.
But she feels good, never upset; she’s always been ill but able.
She can run whenever she wants and everyone knows she will.
How she’d never cut her hair;
A smooth silky lightning in the incandescent air.
What they don’t understand is that she’s got a pair of scissors in her pocket .
and she’s really gonna cut it so they better run or else they’re gonna get it!
credits
from Concentrate,
track released June 2, 2018
Recorded and Produced by Ayad al Adhamy and Joel Witenberg at Diamond City Studios.
Written and performed by The Happy Fits.
A beautiful mix of rock and folk with thoughtful, story-like lyrics and beautiful harmonies... one of my favorite all time albums. So hard to pick between Curses and the Garden. anodyneavian
it's such a beautiful album of grieving and loss and acceptance. it speaks to a particular kind of grief -- not a grieving of one who is lost, but the grieving for one who is still present and still causing pain. i love the last song most because while it could end in pain, or end with the narrators decision to permanently push this person out of their life and that would be justified, it doesn't. instead, it offers something. what is offered? acceptance. hope. and a chance for redemption janmisha