Lyrics On Choir Stalls - Attic

On Choir Stalls

Margaret:
«Choir practice today
There’s no excuse to stay away»
Alice was still in bed
A piercing pain, in her head
Her condition got worse
A fellow Sister:
«If you don’t go, you’ll be coerced»
So she made her way up to the choir
Margaret:
«Sing!»
She could hardly climb the stairs
Margaret:
«Sing like an angel!»
Alice:
«Oh God,» she cried
«There's blood on the choir stalls»
Her pregnancy exposed, blood has drenched her clothes
«Oh God, my child»
Her blood on the choir stalls
Margaret:
Brazen Pharisee, you broke your chastity"
A stream of blood like claret
And the child came out dead
The sisters were petrified in fear
Margaret:
«No!
You won’t blemish and defile
These halls no more
I’ll get rid of the child
You others, clean that floor!»
Margaret:
«Sin!
Fornication means damnation!
…Damnation!»
Alice:
«Oh God,» she cried
«There's blood on the choir stalls»
Her pregnancy exposed, blood has drenched her clothes
«Oh God, my child»
Her blood on the choir stalls
Margaret:
Brazen Pharisee, you broke your chastity"
The pain was sharp and searing
Like a hot coal, burning in her stomach
Like being eaten from inside
Margaret:
«Take her away
To the tower
She brought disgrace on this holy place
Isolated she shall dwell
In her tower cell
No on should ever to speak to her… again»