Lilies

from Revival by American Sinner

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Lilies (S. Sinner)
Mother Mary14 couldn’t keep her safe
Not too kind to strangers in this place
Sinful voices from in and outside
Bluegrass looking black to her young eyes

Blood brothers and sisters in a room
Colley Hotel just to be alone
This village here will drown us if we stay
Get down to New Orleans come what may

Like 6 little birds and they set out just to fly
Flew into glass pure and see through to the eye
We only know for sure that a gun shot went off
And 4 lilies were picked and they were lying in a cross

At a rest stop near to Greenville , TN
Met a family there preaching of god’s peace
We’ll get a whole lot farther in their van
Forced them down the road with gun in hand

No one knows what if any plans were made
Drove them to Pane hollow down a ways
4 Witnesses lying in the road
6 friends flying on to Mexico

footnotes
14 Natasha Cornett's mother was named Madonna. Madonna, prior to the 1980s, was a term from old Italian meaning 'my lady' which often referred to depictions of the Mary, mother of Jesus of Nazareth of Christian fame. The fact of her mother's name may not come up in a quick summary of the murders, so with this note you will get the double entendre.

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from Revival, released January 1, 2006

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American Sinner Maryland

American Sinner is a rock n' roll stiletto switchblade dance along the edge of a knife that opens up for stabbing. They are not your run-of-the-mill musical tricksters in harlequin unitards holding bouquets of flowers behind their backs. No!...they got it all -manliness like Bowie and femininity like Tina Turner. They got it all so when these boys are randy to rock, you better let 'em. ... more

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