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To Bloom

from IV by Mal VU

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Lady killed herself
She was bred to marry
No one would have her
Save the earth she would go back to
No god up above
No belief she could find
Said, ”I will not eat your bread
And I will not drink your wine.”

Mother said “Hush, this must be done
After the children, love will come”
Father said, “Woman, hold your tongue
One more word & I will strike you down.”

Slow as the motion of the bridal procession
Lady’s face behind the veil
Took a dark expression
Cold & damp were her hands
As she took the ring.

She cut the red meat at the wedding feast
And concealed the knife underneath
The heavy, heavy folds of her wedding gown.

She freed herself
From the janglin in her mind
She was my friend
And I cannot fault her crime.
The man she was bound to marry
Was a pig, he was a liar
She stabbed him in the wedding bed
Then took her own life.

“My mind will not be broken,”
The note read, “Mother, the earth has spoken,
Lay my bones in her fertile arms
And please forgive me all my wrongs.”

Father would not bury her;
said “Drag the body to the river;
Let the beasts and scavengers consume her,
And when you leave her,
Be certain she is holding her tongue.”

Mother went to the groundskeeper;
Gave him a string of her finest pearls.
She begged him, “Please gather Lady’s body
And take her to the garden where the greens grow untamed;
Bury my daughter with seeds of the wild rose
So she can live again
And bloom this time
And bloom this time

She killed herself
She was bred to marry
No one would have her
Save the earth she would go back to
No god up above
No belief she could find
Said, ”I will not eat your bread
And I will not drink your wine.”

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from IV, released January 1, 2003

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Mal VU Chicago, Illinois

Mal VU began in 1993 in Columbus, Ohio by performance artist Vena Gore (Lesley Ann Fogle) and Darrin Brown. After relocating to Chicago in 1998, Vena worked in various recording studios producing Mal Vu songs at night. Mal VU grew to include Traci Trouble and a slew of guest musicians from the Chicago scene. American gothic with dark narrative ballads. Members of After-Death Plan ... more

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