The May Queen

by Spine Readers

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lyrics

Gold slippers weigh me down
Paper flowers adorn my crown
Strapped in my May Day gown
They gonna bind me
at my feet

Procession paves my path
Proud parish points and laughs
Given up to witchcraft
They gonna burn me
slowly

Voices join the children’s choir
Skin and hair both lost to fire

My mother looks away
My siblings nod and sway
This is my judgement day
They gonna learn me
the hard way

My tongue is blistering
No one can hear me scream
Above the church bells ring
They gonna curse me
but they’ll see

Flint and iron may chalk my bones
To spread the pox on all your homes
You know
When you’re coals
Your souls
Belong to me

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released December 1, 2023
Written and produced by Spine Readers
Sean Meyer - Guitar, vocals
Justin Maurer - Bass, CP70 piano/mellotron
Aaron Cramer - Percussion

Recorded at Salish Sea Studio in Bellingham, Washington
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Aaron Cramer

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Bellingham power trio specializing in all sub genres of pop music.

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