Sweet Mary
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| Album track by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Pacific Daydream | ||||
| Released | October 27, 2017 | ||||
| Length | 3:43 | ||||
| Label | Crush Music/Atlantic Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo/Josh Alexander | ||||
| Producer(s) | Butch Walker | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
| Stream |  Spotify |
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"Sweet Mary" is the seventh track from Pacific Daydream, released on October 27th, 2017.
Overview
An October 2017 NPR interview with Rivers suggested that the titular "Mary" could be referring to the Virgin Mary. Rivers noted that his interest in Catholicism may stem from the Catholic roots of his Italian family.
Lyrics
When I am all on my own
One foot is in the grave
A sweet Mary comes
To help me to find my way
So I give her my thanks
I don't know what I would do
Without my sweet Mary love
To help me to make it through
Ghosts come out at nighttime
I hear the rumble of thunder
Flashes of light do follow her
Where'er she goes so pretty
But I will never ever touch her
‘Cause if I did she might die
I just smile and look on
As she leads me to the wondrous sights
When I am all on my own
One foot is in the grave
A sweet Mary comes
To help me to find my way
So I give her my thanks
I don't know what I would do
Without my sweet Mary love
To help me to make it through
What did I do to deserve this
Give my life to a tiger
Give my last food and water to a strange wayfarer
I'm so blessed in this life
I wanna show my gratitude
She is so beautiful when she flies
I wanna see her fly high away
Who is she?
I wanna know
Who is she? (my heart is stolen)
I wanna know (my heart is stolen)
Who is she? (my heart is stolen)
I wanna know (my heart is stolen)
Who is she? (my heart is stolen)
I wanna know (my heart is stolen)
When I am all on my own
One foot is in the grave
A sweet Mary comes
To help me to find my way
So I give her my thanks
I don't know what I would do
Without my sweet Mary love
To help me to make it through
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Alexander - piano
- Ihui Wu - trumpet