Mary Ann

by Annie Moriondo

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As heard on The Pasithea Powder: www.pasitheapowder.com

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Where would I be if not for you
No, not rhetorically
I’m guessing closing time at some dive bar
Not that I’m thrilled with being here
But categorically
It’s better for my health than being where you are

Don’t read too much into this
Cause I’m in a tough spot
I wouldn’t ask you at all
But you’re all that I’ve got


Don’t grin, don’t gloat
You know how the words stick in my throat
I confess I’m in pain
And I don’t have a plan
Don’t laugh, don’t make fun
Years from now you can tell everyone
There’s too much to explain
Help me now if you can, Mary Ann

This place feels like an empty tomb
Now that your things are gone
The ones you never picked up from the floor
Too bad I chose a rainy day
To leave them on the lawn
Not that I think about that anymore

I’m an immovable thing
You’re an unstoppable force
Whatever happened back then
Was just par for the course

Don’t grin, don’t gloat
You know how the words stick in my throat
I confess I’m in pain
And I don’t have a plan
Don’t laugh, don’t make fun
Years from now you can tell everyone
There’s too much to explain
Help me now if you can, Mary Ann

I’ve always said that my problems all come in two flavors
They’re either your fault, or I cause them all on my own
I guess that I’ll have to owe you a couple of favors
Does it count as a favor to you if I leave you alone?

Someday when this is all a blur
I’ll see a photograph
And take a moment to recall your name
And with the help of time and space
I’ll think of this and laugh
And if you don’t, well I guess I’m to blame

They say the sweetest revenge
Is to live your life well
But if I ever do that
I won’t know how to tell

Don’t grin, don’t gloat
You know how the words stick in my throat
I confess I’m in pain
And I don’t have a plan
Don’t laugh, don’t make fun
Years from now you can tell everyone
There’s too much to explain
Help me now if you can, Mary Ann

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released May 11, 2021

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Annie Moriondo Boston, Massachusetts

Annie Moriondo is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Massachusetts. Her music combines pop melodies with a folk sensibility and an emphasis on storytelling. She cites Vienna Teng, Richard Thompson and Natalie Haas among the artists who have influenced her work. ... more

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