Marissa Nadler – As I Lay in Death, My Son

As I lay in death, my son
Comfort me today
Once I made a sin so strong
Repentance true, I pray
My lady, she is strong and fair
And in her bed I lay
But lies I told, my lust was bored
And here comes judgment day

But here comes the time
I feel my conscience cry
Forsaking her on the forest floor
And I here I come to die

I told her she was beauty true
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I loved her music mournfully
But by her graceful lines
And I when I lusted after her
My woman slept at home
An infidel, a faithlessness
I let my mistress roam

But here comes the time
I hear the clock bells chime
Forsaking her on the forest floor
And here I come to die

Oh as I lay in death, my son
A bed of solid stone
Do not walk the lines of lust
The vices that I've roamed
And if you see the ghost of her
Kiss her once for me
Kiss her for the moon so white
And kiss her for the sea

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