Flogging Molly - May the Living be Dead (In Our Wake)

from the album Drunken Lullabies

lyrics:
said her name was Marie from the banks of the Lee
with the prettiest eyes my owns ever seen
her hair with the ripples they dance like the tide
as our hearts washed away to the sea
was she sent down to me from the heavens above
her breath pure as whiskey my heart fell in love
now the devil is courting a different tune
and i laugh as his tears wash the rain

tell me why no ones listening
is there nothing at all left to say
in a world so unforgiving
you mean more to me each every day
so may the living be dead in our wake

one cold winters night behind clouds star did hide
and the ghost of our soul thanking Christ we're alive
as spirits they crackled with lovers first sight
til the morning came fresh with anew

will ya dance with me now heaven's child sang the clown
we've nothing to lose but your wings and my frown
where over the hills and the valleys will ring
to the sound of our love singing true

so tell me why no ones listening
is there nothing at all left to say
in a world so unforgiving
you mean more to me each every day
so may the living be dead in our wake

but the summer sun is melting now
with the leaves i'll soon be gone
will ya have the strength when the emptiness shadows fall
or will your aching heart be ripped apart
by the beating of the storm
or will howling gales like the yesterdays be gone
yeah be gone
be gone

was she sent down to me from the heavens above
her breath pure as whiskey my heart fell in love
now the devil is courting a different tune
and i laugh as his tears wash the rain

tell me why no ones listening
is there nothing at all left to say
in a world so unforgiving
you mean more to me each every day
so may the living be dead in our wake

tell me why no ones listening
is there nothing at all left to say
in a world so unforgiving
you mean more to me each every day
so may the living be dead in our wake

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Celtic
• Irish
• Punk
• Rock
• Folk

[atomicoption]

great song. and these guys..i have to say this. these guys own drop kick murphys! rock on forever flogging molly! we irish rock!

[metalrockster]

flogging molly owns your face.

great song

[stebu92]

her breath pure as whiskey, my heart fell in love

[iitrevable]

@tacopeut Yea, but it doesn't matter, coz I won't hear it

[LilLaFjOrTiS]

Oh man, love this song so much, irish accents are super cool and THIS BAND IS AWESOME! <3

[tacopeut]

Have ya ever listened to a song and thought, man, I hope they play this at my funeral?

[xkbones]

@lol1143

A little late in replying, but punk is about the simple cords that repeat and the speed. It's the style of the rythym itself not who sings or the theme of the song. So you're right, it -is- about the music. and not the song theme.

[xkbones]

@lol1143

A little late in replying, but punk is about the simple cords that repeat and the speed. It's the style of the rythym itself not who sings or the theme of the song.

[DeapSilentComplete]

can somebody tell me what this song means

[fullalbumplaylists]

Check out the rest of the Drunken Lullabies Album Playlist in my profile, loads of other Full Album Playlists too!

[pistikinzu]

@Myrnir i think you're right.. why the hell don't they perform do it live???????

[MrSupervillian]

This is one of the best albums from any band I have ever heard.