Mother Of Pearl Lyrics - Singles - Kate And Corey

It was a glorious day for a hanging 

The villagers gathered around 

Didnt matter that I was not guilty 

And the weapon was never found 

You could see the cold ice in their gazes 

Blood was the main entree 

And the vampires just shook in their places 

Waiting for the hangman to say: 

Maam, youve been found responsible 

For the shooting death of that pretty girl 

The one who worked at the general store 

Who everyone knew as the mother of Pearl 

Pearl has no mother, and that is a crime 

And so you must hang on this line. 

I tried one more time to convince them 

But my words fell like fire on ice 

There was no use in begging for mercy 

Someone would pay the price 

So I closed both my eyes and remembered 

The happiest thing I could find 

The first thing to go is your breathing 

The last thing to go is your mind. 

And the chanting grew louder and louder 

And then I began to pray 

And when I had almost forgave them 

I heard them all start to say: 

Maam, youve been found responsible 

For the shooting death of that pretty girl 

The one who worked at the general store 

Who everyone knew as the mother of Pearl 

Pearl has no mother, and that is a crime 

And so you must hang on this line. 

Pearl has no mother, and that is a crime 

And so I hung on the line.