The Mother

lyrics by: Ultan Mulhern
Written on Feb 16, 2017 

Lyrics for a song I'm working on about a young mother trying to care for her infant, set against the backdrop of the 1940 Liverpool Blitz.

THE MOTHER

She gently rocks her son to sleep
Forlorn, sad-eyed and pale
Dreading the distant rumble
And the siren’s haunting wail

	All alone in this house
	Seeking comfort in all the pain
	But a child it needs its mother
	So, strong she must remain

Death casts its cruel shadow
On those streets where she grew up
Childhood howls of laughter
Silenced now in clouds of dust

	Not a sound in this house
	But the whimper of her boy 
	She holds him close to her heart
	With a love they’ll not destroy

The morning light reveals the toll
Familiar streets now turned to waste
Her heart sinks in stunned despair
As she stumbles off in haste

	Back once more in this house
	She fears what night-time brings
	Cradling him in a mother’s arms
	To soothe his tears, she sings

 

Tags: sad, love, depressing, pain, fear,

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