There in my memory, just on periphery
Loose knit like gauze on the center line
The broke down cobblestone drive
The Black Maria
For when it comes for you
Nothing to be done for you
Write down your name on the dotted line
Shut up your mouth, son
Here's the Black Maria
The Black Maria comes for us all
Can't you hear their boots in the hall?
Answer your name when they call
The Black Maria, the Black Maria
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 out your lantern light
Set your affairs to right
Pull out the prayers that you mumble on
For everyone is an enemy
Come the Black Maria, the Black Maria
The Black Maria comes for us all
Can't you hear their boots in the hall?
Answer your name when they call
The Black Maria, the Black Maria
There in my memory, just on periphery
Loose knit like gauze on the center line
The broke down cobblestone drive
The Black Maria, the Black Maria
The Decemberists - The Black Maria Lyrics
The Decemberists - The Black Maria Lyrics
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There in my memory, just on periphery
Loose knit like gauze on the center line
The broke down cobblestone drive
The Black Maria
For when it comes for you
Nothing to be done for you
Write down your name on the dotted line
Shut up your mouth, son
Here's the Black Maria
The Black Maria comes for us all
Can't you hear their boots in the hall?
Answer your name when they call
The Black Maria, the Black Maria
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 out your lantern light
Set your affairs to right
Pull out the prayers that you mumble on
For everyone is an enemy
Come the Black Maria, the Black Maria
The Black Maria comes for us all
Can't you hear their boots in the hall?
Answer your name when they call
The Black Maria, the Black Maria
There in my memory, just on periphery
Loose knit like gauze on the center line
The broke down cobblestone drive
The Black Maria, the Black Maria
Loose knit like gauze on the center line
The broke down cobblestone drive
The Black Maria
For when it comes for you
Nothing to be done for you
Write down your name on the dotted line
Shut up your mouth, son
Here's the Black Maria
The Black Maria comes for us all
Can't you hear their boots in the hall?
Answer your name when they call
The Black Maria, the Black Maria
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 out your lantern light
Set your affairs to right
Pull out the prayers that you mumble on
For everyone is an enemy
Come the Black Maria, the Black Maria
The Black Maria comes for us all
Can't you hear their boots in the hall?
Answer your name when they call
The Black Maria, the Black Maria
There in my memory, just on periphery
Loose knit like gauze on the center line
The broke down cobblestone drive
The Black Maria, the Black Maria
Writer: Colin Meloy
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Performed By: The Decemberists
From Album: As It Ever Was, So It Will Be
Language: English
Length: 3:50
Written by: Colin Meloy
Year: 2024