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Forgive me Dear,
I cannot stay.
He cut out my tongue,
There is nothing to say.
Love me? oh no, he threw me away,
He laughed at my sins, in his arms I must
Stay.
He wrote, I'm broke.
Please send for me.
I'm broken too,
And spoken for.
Do not, tempt me.
Her skin is fun, and I'm light as the
Sun,
So holy light shines, on the things, you have done.
So I asked him,
How he became this man?
How that he learned,
To hold fruit in his hands?
And where is the lamb, that gave you your
Name?
He had to leave, though I begged HIM to
Stay.
Left you alone, when you needed the
Light.
Fell to your knees, and you wept for your
Life!
If he had of stayed, you might
Understand.
If he had of stayed, you never would've
Taken my hand.
He wrote,
I'm alone.
Please send for me.
But I'm broken too,
And spoken for.
Do not, tempt me.
And where is the lamb, that gave you your
Name?
He had to flee, though I begged him to
Stay.
Begged him to stay, in my cold wooden
Grip.
Begged him to stay, by the light of my
Ship.
Me fighting him,
Fighting light,
Fighting dawn.
The waves came,
And stole him,
And took him toward.
He wrote,
I'm broke.
Please send for me.
But I'm broken too,
And spoken for.
Do not, tempt me.
Forgive me, dear, I cannot stay.
He cut out my tongue, there is nothing to
Say
Love me or not, he threw me away.
He laughed at my sins, in his arms I must
Stay.
We write.
That's alright.
I miss his smell.
And we speak,
When spoken to.
That suits us well.
We write.
And that's alright.
But I miss his smell.
And I speak, when spoken to,
'cause that suits me well.
That suits me well.
I cannot stay.
He cut out my tongue,
There is nothing to say.
Love me? oh no, he threw me away,
He laughed at my sins, in his arms I must
Stay.
He wrote, I'm broke.
Please send for me.
I'm broken too,
And spoken for.
Do not, tempt me.
Her skin is fun, and I'm light as the
Sun,
So holy light shines, on the things, you have done.
So I asked him,
How he became this man?
How that he learned,
To hold fruit in his hands?
And where is the lamb, that gave you your
Name?
He had to leave, though I begged HIM to
Stay.
Left you alone, when you needed the
Light.
Fell to your knees, and you wept for your
Life!
If he had of stayed, you might
Understand.
If he had of stayed, you never would've
Taken my hand.
He wrote,
I'm alone.
Please send for me.
But I'm broken too,
And spoken for.
Do not, tempt me.
And where is the lamb, that gave you your
Name?
He had to flee, though I begged him to
Stay.
Begged him to stay, in my cold wooden
Grip.
Begged him to stay, by the light of my
Ship.
Me fighting him,
Fighting light,
Fighting dawn.
The waves came,
And stole him,
And took him toward.
He wrote,
I'm broke.
Please send for me.
But I'm broken too,
And spoken for.
Do not, tempt me.
Forgive me, dear, I cannot stay.
He cut out my tongue, there is nothing to
Say
Love me or not, he threw me away.
He laughed at my sins, in his arms I must
Stay.
We write.
That's alright.
I miss his smell.
And we speak,
When spoken to.
That suits us well.
We write.
And that's alright.
But I miss his smell.
And I speak, when spoken to,
'cause that suits me well.
That suits me well.
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Track duration: 04:07
"What He Wrote" as written by Laura Beatrice Marling
Lyrics © CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP
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I cannot stay.
He cut out my tongue,
There is nothing to save.
Love me, oh Lord. He threw me away,
He laughed at my sins, in his arms I must stay.
He wrote, I'm broke.
Please send for me.
But I am broken too,
And spoken for.
Do not, tempt me.
Her skin is white
And I'm light as the Sun,
So holy light shines, on the things, you have done.
So I asked him,
How he became this man?
How did he learn,
To hold fruit in his hands?
And where is the lamb that gave you your name?
He had to leave though I begged him to stay.
Left me alone, when I needed the light.
Fell to my knees and I wept for my life.
If he had of stayed, you might understand.
If he had of stayed, you never would've taken my hand.
He wrote,
I am low.
Please send for me.
But I am broken too,
And spoken for.
Do not tempt me.
And where is the lamb, that gave you your name?
He had to leave, though I begged him to stay.
Begged him to stay, in my cold wooden grip.
Begged him to stay, by the light of this ship.
Me fighting him,
Fighting light,
Fighting dawn.
And the waves came,
And stole him,
And took him to war.
He wrote,
I'm broke.
Please send for me.
But I am broken too,
And spoken for.
Do not tempt me.
Forgive me, Hera, I cannot stay.
He cut out my tongue, there is nothing to save.
Love me, oh Lord. He threw me away.
He laughed at my sins, in his arms I must stay.
We write.
That's all right.
I miss his smell.
We speak,
When spoken to.
That suits us well.
That suits us well
That suits me well.
~Lyrics copied from the "I Speak Because I Can" Album Lyrics pamphlet that came with the CD
Name?" could she be alluding to Abraham?
"He wrote, I'm low, please send for me,
But I'm broken too, and spoken for, do not tempt me."
"but I'm broken too"
Can be "I'm broken too", "I'm broke in two" or "I'm broke into" depending on the verse.
"Inspired by wartime love letters that Laura read in a newspaper, ‘What He Wrote’ seems to detail the forbidden love of writing to a man other than your husband – she appeals to the Greek goddess Hera, goddess of women and marriage, for forgiveness for speaking to this man when she’s “spoken for.” The whole song, just vocals and guitar, trembles in its waltz rhythm, but the most effecting line has to be the unqualified frankness of, “I miss his smell.”
-NME
This song is beautiful <3
How is someone so young writing these songs!?! She is incredibly talented!