Mary

感到意外的是〈Mary〉最早是收在〈Crucify〉 英版單曲
該是小地震時期的作品，怎麼聽來非常《Scarlet's Walk》的風格
或許是編曲上有所改變吧
因為歌詞看來還真很小地震時期那種血淋淋暴露的痛
瞧瞧這種直接的對話和剖析：
oh mary, can you hear me?
mary, you're bleeding
mary, don't be afraid
we're just waking up
and i hear help is on the way
這已不是一個四十歲有個好老公和寶貝女兒的女人唱故事的方式了

聽著聽著很自然地把〈Mary〉跟〈Little Earthquake〉做銜接
那種強迫面對很殘酷很直接的刺痛

瑪麗啊，真的不用害怕啦
大家不都是踩著斑斑血跡幾乎快流光全身鮮血走過來的
就讓它流吧，流光烏黑惡臭的那部分
我們都將以自身鮮血洗淨灰暗的過去
和我們自己

然後妳會知曉
讓我們流血的不是我們
真正醜陋的也不見得是我們自己

痛是一定會痛的
可是只有痛過了
才會知道痛過之後是什麼樣的感受

瑪麗加油








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Ｍary
written by Tori Amos


everybody wants something from you,
everybody want a piece of mary
lush valley all dressed in green
just ripe for the picking

god i want to get you out of here
you can ride in a pink mustang
when i think of what we've done to you
oh, mary, can you hear me?

growing up isn't always fun
they tore your dress and stole your ribbons
they see you cry, they lick their lips
but butterflies don't belong in nets

oh mary, can you hear me?
mary, you're bleeding
mary, don't be afraid
we're just waking up
and i hear help is on the way

mary, can you hear me?
mary, like jimi said
mary, don't be afraid
'cause even the wind...
even the wind cries your name

everybody wants you, sweetheart
everybody got a dream of glory
las vegas got a pin-up girl
they got her armed as they buy and sell her

rivers of milk are running dry
can't you hear the dolphins crying
what'll we do when our babies scream
fill their mouths with some acid rain

oh mary, can you hear me?
mary, you're bleeding
mary, don't be afraid
we're just waking up
and i hear help is on the way

mary, can you hear me?
mary, like jimi said
mary, don't be afraid
'cause even the wind...
even the wind cries your name

na nay nay nay nay, na na na nay nay
na nay nay nay nay, na na na nay nay, ooh ooh
na nay nay nay nay, na na na nay

oh butterflies don't belong in nets

oh mary, can you hear me?
mary, you're bleeding
mary, don't be afraid
we're just waking up
and i hear help is on the way

mary, can you hear me?
mary, like jimi said
mary, don't be afraid
'cause even the wind...
even the wind cries your name
'cause even the wind cries your name
'cause even the wind cries your name
cries your name...
cries your name...
cries your name...