Mary
P.U.N.Ch Lyrics

Welcome my friends
Jesse welcomes the congregation to Paradise

To Paradise
Jesse refers to the setting of the song as Paradise

I know sorrows you hide
Jesse acknowledges the congregation's hidden sorrows

Closer to my light
Jesse offers hope and healing to the congregation by bringing them closer to the light of goodness

Are you sad ma'am
Jesse asks a woman in the congregation if she is feeling sad

Do I know your face
Jesse questions if he recognizes the face of a woman he calls 'Mother Mine'

Mother Mine
Jesse refers to the woman as his mother

Oh mamma where you gone
Jesse questions the whereabouts of his absent mother

Now you come to
Jesse notes that his mother has returned

Claim me your son
Jesse acknowledges that he is his mother's son

I'm the broken piece of your life
Jesse admits that he is the broken fragment of his mother's life

Oh and mama why'd you come
Jesse questions his mother's motives for returning

Fall before me say i'm your one
Jesse expresses that he wants his mother to show him affection and regard him as her only child

Oh, you gave but taken my life
Jesse accuses his mother of taking away his life despite giving birth to him

Was I born in your sin
Jesse questions if he was born from his mother's sinful actions

Or Mary's lie
Jesse questions if he was born from the lie of Mary, mother of Jesus

Cause I know all that you hide
Jesse claims to know all of his mother's secrets

Come closer am I blind
Jesse asks his mother to come closer so that he can see if he is blind to her deception

Oh to your madness
Jesse acknowledges his mother's insanity

Here in your naked grace
Jesse acknowledges his mother's vulnerability and humanity

I'll kill the beast
Jesse proclaims that he will defeat his inner demons

So to free my soul
Jesse believes that defeating his demons will free him spiritually

And smash the tears
Jesse will overcome his sadness and heartbreak

That never let me go
Jesse struggled to move on from his pain and sadness

Oh, if there's a smile you see
Jesse admits that any happiness he displays is a facade

It's only the clockwork
Jesse compares himself to a machine that is programmed to act a certain way

Orange that's in me
Jesse uses the symbol of an orange (a reference to the book/movie 'A Clockwork Orange') to identify his programming and lack of control

I curse the darkness
Jesse expresses hatred and anger towards the darkness in his life

Impassioned plea
Jesse pleads with the darkness to leave him alone

And tear the heart out
Jesse wants to remove the emotional pain and scars from his life

And watch me bleed
Jesse wants others to see how much he has suffered

I'll sacrifice my blood for free
Jesse is willing to pay any price to seek revenge for his suffering

To satisfy the vengeance in me
Jesse admits that he seeks vengeance for his pain and suffering

Oh all I need was someone
Jesse admits his need for love and support

To love me
Jesse hopes to receive love from others

There's no one who cares
Jesse feels neglected and unloved