Nuns of Abruzzo

from Ghosties by Gawain and The Green Knight

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I was the third born
I had no prospects
Homely little thing,
Homely little thing
I was sent to the nuns in Abruzzo

They took my clothing
They cut my hair
Gave me a new name,
Gave me a new name
At night I could sit by the window

Will you take our vow of silence, sister, will you?
I think I nodded yes
But I'm afraid
As I sit by the window
I'm afraid

I don't want my body
To be a tomb
Don't want to be a tomb
For all these words
Buried deep inside
If I die tonight
Out, out brief light
Light a candle for the ghost
Of the things unsaid

Listen to the wind slithering
Through the Cyprus trees
It's the sighing of the dead
Through the centuries

Listen to the wind slithering
Through the Cyprus trees
It's the sighing of the dead
Through the centuries

I was the third born
I had no prospects
Many years ago,
Many years ago
I was sent to the nuns in Abruzzo

Mea culpa
Mea culpa
Mea maxima
Mea maxima culpa est
My eternal hesitation

Will you break your vow of silence, sister, will you?
I nodded yes
But I'm afraid
As I stand in the doorway
I'm afraid

I don't want my body
To be a tomb
Don't want to be a tomb
For all these words
Buried deep inside
If I die tonight
Out, out brief light
Light a candle for the ghost
Of the things unsaid

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from Ghosties, released November 2, 2018

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