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The Decemberists

Black Mariah

2024

Written by Colin Meloy

Produced by Tucker Martine

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Black Mariah

[Intro] There in my memory Just on periphery Loose knit like gauze on the center line The broke down cobblestone drive The Black Mariah [Verse 1] For when it comes for you Nothing be done for you Write down your name on the bottom line Shut up your mouth, son Here's the Black Mariah [Chorus] The Black Mariah comes for us all Can't you hear their boots in the hall Answer your name when they call The Black Mariah The Black Mariah [Verse 2] Where are the neighbors The bootblacking laborers Windows are dark and the shutters drawn The only lone souls who roam We're all pariahs Turn down your lantern light Set your affairs to [?] Put up the prayers that you [?] on 'Cause everyone is an enemy Come the Black Mariah [Chorus 2] The Black Mariah comes for us all Line them up with their backs to the wall It's gone by the time they all fall The Black Mariah The Black Mariah [Chorus] The Black Mariah comes for us all Can't you hear their boots in the hall Answer your name when they call The Black Mariah The Black Mariah [Outro] There in my memory Just on periphery Loose knit like gauze on the center line The broke down cobblestone drive The Black Mariah

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"Black Mariah" is a song by The Decemberists, released in 2024. The song was written by Colin Meloy. It was produced by Tucker Martine.

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