F C F G Dm
F G Dm F G
[Verse 1]
F C G Dm
An uncontrollable child, given to fantasy
F G
A leaded lobotomy left Maria wild
Dm F G F
With a mob in her head holding Magdalene's down in asylums
[Chorus]
C G
Ghost-written pornography
D F G Dm
Tailored to readers in need of a righteous excuse to indulge
F G F C
Maria’s awful disclosures
[Interlude]
G D F G D
F G F C
[Verse 2]
G Dm C F G
Born of illicit liaisons the babies of Hôtel-Dieu convent weren't meant to survive
D F G
Baptized then strangled then buried mass infanticide
F C G Dm F
Something worse done to something more innocent's consistent presence
G
Alongside the tales of the times
Dm F G
The monks of the presents connection to Maria’s mind
[Interlude]
Dm F C G Dm F G Dm
[Bridge]
F C G Dm
If some know nothing, nothing's keeping some from knowing it all
F G F
What nobody saw is anybody's call
C G Dm
Predispositions turn spaces in men
F
Into thirsty pages for a hell bent pen
G Dm
Professional victims with recycled lies
F G Dm
Stoking satanic panic in fear addled minds
F G F
Maria's awful disclosures
[Chorus]
C G D
Ghost-written pornography tailored to readers
F G D
In need of a righteous excuse to indulge
F G F C
Maria's awful disclosures
[Otro]
G Dm F G Dm
F G F C G Dm
F G Dm F G C
G F C G F C G