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gerrybhoy - my letter to maria

from cold comfort 1: collabs by cold comfort | various artists

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My letter to Maria by Gerry Callaghan (gerrybhoy)

This is cold comfort song wk025

You can hear more of Gerry's great music at:
gerrybhoy.bandcamp.com and gerrybhoy.soundcloud.com

NOTES:
It was a pleasure to work with Cold Comfort's excellent lyrics, I took a little more time than I usually do over this song as I felt the song deserved it.

The original lyrics have been shortened and edited slightly, please take the time to read cold comforts full version along with many other treasures you will find there.


COMMENTS ABOUT THIS SONG FROM 50/90 2011:

Dragondreams -" This track has just blown me away!
From the sheer depths of the story told by Cold Comfort through to the simply stunning performance and production from Gerry. This came across as more than just a song.
Awesome, deeply moving and quite magical.
Incredible work, guys!"

Das Binky: "REALLY cool sounds here, man. Reminds me of Simple Minds. Great melodies, and it really does a great job of breathing. One of the better sounding tracks I've heard this year!"

Roddy_'" This is truly great, a radio ready hit. The overall sound is so professional, it conveys a consistent mood for the lyrics matched with very good instrumentation and dynamics. Gerry, mostly you have recorded a single acoustic guitar and a vocal with harmonies, all excellent but this is something different, a complete production. There isn't a note that is out of place. It all fits in place so well with the lyrics.
Cold Comfort - this is a story that is told well, deep and sombre and full of meaning.
More than a collab."

lyrics

my letter to maria by cold comfort (original version)

v1:
I wrote on an old envelope
my love note to maria
and folded in a paper boat
my letter to my love maria

I passed the note at church
in the long line for the wafer
and only Jesus knew of it,
nothing was more sacred

PRE CHORUS:
than this moment when I passed away

CH:
My letter to Maria
My vow to love or die
My deepest dreams revealed in words
For no other eyes but hers...

my sweet Maria

v2:
My shoes were polished hard
My hair oiled to my forehead
My tie tight around my neck
My pulse alive electric.

My eyes looked down
but still I caught
a glimpse just to my side,
I saw her hide in her bible
my little paper boat

PRE CHORUS:
that might change both of our lives

CHORUS (see above)

BRIDGE
I kneeled beside her
as we took communion
the blush of newlyweds
none could comprehend
my hands in prayer
trembled like a lamb
as I received the Holy Host
kneeling there beside the most

PRE-CHORUS:
beautiful creature alive.

CHORUS (see above)

v3:
On Monday a dear freind arrived.
His wife my fantasy obliged
and by 5 spies delivered me
a letter from Maria

I hid the letter fast
ANd let excitement last
I would read alone
this letter from my love.

PRE CHORUS:
that might change both of our lives

CHORUS (see above)

Her letter written
in magic words on parchment and in magic verse
spoke of her obligations to Jesus and the church.

I wish now I had reached across
that inch that lay between
my ambition and the sky,
and touched just once my dream.
but that inch was occupied
by my letter to my love, my sweet maria.

PRE CHORUS:
this moment when I passed away

CHORUS (see above)

copyright 2011 cold comfort music wk025

credits

from cold comfort 1: collabs, track released September 23, 2011
Music: Gerry Callaghan - gerrybhoy copyright 2011
Lyrics: Cold comfort - copyright 2011
performance recording used with permission of Gerry Callaghan.

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cold comfort is a lyrics collab project based on 50 lyrics by Cold Comfort

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