In 1995, Pajo started the M franchise, issuing a single and a split single in short order. As Aerial M, he released several singles, a self-titled album and a remix album. As Papa M, he produced three full-length albums, the first of them, Live from a Shark Cage, in 1999.
In 2002, Pajo joined Billy Corgan's Zwan, with whom he released an album and toured the world for two years. It was during this time that he started the Papa M singles series.
Hole of Burning Alms appeared in 2004 - to date, the last Papa M record. This collected Aerial M and Papa M sides to form another long-playing link in the M chain.
Since then, he has recorded as Pajo. His self-titled first release came in the summer of 2005 - a collection of solo recordings made on the road. He then released the home recording 1968, as part of a Pajo trilogy. The final album was Scream With Me, a collection of acoustic Misfits covers. This album was only released on vinyl and download. He has played live as Pajo very sparingly, a few dates dotted around the globe.
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The Unquiet Grave
Papa M Lyrics
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It brought some drops of rain
My own true love is only one
And she in the grave has lain
Ah weep your tear and make a moan
As many a lover may
And sit and grieve upon her grave
For a season and a day
The fair young maid did say
What man is weeping on my grave
The night and most the day
Tis I tis I my fair young love
That can no longer sleep
For want of a kiss of your darling lips
The day and night I seek
Cold clay I am my lips cold clay
To kiss them would be wrong
For if you go against God's law
Your time will not be long
See there see there the sun has set
The day has past for e'er
You cannot bring it back again
By means foul or fair
See there alas the garden green
Where often we did walk
The fairest flower that e'er was seen
Is withered at the stalk
Our own hearts too will die my love
And like the stalk decay
So all that you can do my love
Is to wait your dying day
In Papa M's song, "The Unquiet Grave," the singer reflects upon his lost love whom he visits at the grave. The wind blows, and tears and rain mix together to create a mournful atmosphere. He expresses his sadness for his departed love, who is lying in the grave. He mourns her and honors her by sitting and grieving upon her grave for some time.
After the mourning period is over, the singer hears his love's voice from beyond the grave. She inquires as to who is so sad about her passing, and he reveals himself to be her own true love. He tells her that he can't sleep and is in search of her kiss. Realizing he can't kiss her because she is dead, he is reserved and respectful towards her. The dead woman warns him, stating that he must not disobey God's law, or he will face the consequences of his actions, which is to not have much time left. The woman in the grave also advises him that the day will end and one cannot go back and redo it or bring it back. All that remains is the memory of the past that slowly withers away, just like how the fairest flower that they once looked at is now withered at the stalk. In the end, the singer concludes by saying that what brings people together will also ultimately lead to the breaking of hearts.
Line by Line Meaning
The wind blew up the wind blew down
The wind shifted direction from blowing up to blowing down.
It brought some drops of rain
The wind brought along with it some rain.
My own true love is only one
There is only one person who is my true love.
And she in the grave has lain
My true love has been lying in the grave.
Ah weep your tear and make a moan
Weep and express your grief with a mournful sound.
As many a lover may
As countless other lovers have done.
And sit and grieve upon her grave
Sit and express grief while being near her grave.
For a season and a day
For a limited time.
And when the season's past and gone
When the limited time has come to an end.
The fair young maid did say
The young woman buried in the grave spoke.
What man is weeping on my grave
Who is the man crying near my grave.
The night and most the day
Both at night and during most of the day.
Tis I tis I my fair young love
It is me, my fair young love.
That can no longer sleep
I can no longer sleep.
For want of a kiss of your darling lips
Because I long for a kiss from your beloved lips.
The day and night I seek
I search for it both during the day and night.
Cold clay I am my lips cold clay
I am now nothing but cold earth and my lips are like cold clay.
To kiss them would be wrong
It would be sinful to kiss them.
For if you go against God's law
Breaking God's law through such actions.
Your time will not be long
You'll live a short life thereafter.
See there see there the sun has set
Observe, the sun has set.
The day has past for e'er
The day is gone for eternity.
You cannot bring it back again
It's impossible to retrieve it once more.
By means foul or fair
By any unethical or ethical way.
See there alas the garden green
Observe the green garden.
Where often we did walk
Where we used to walk frequently.
The fairest flower that e'er was seen
The most beautiful flower that ever existed.
Is withered at the stalk
Is dead and dried up at the stem.
Our own hearts too will die my love
Our hearts will also eventually stop beating, my love.
And like the stalk decay
Just like how the stem decays.
So all that you can do my love
Therefore, all you can do, my love.
Is to wait your dying day
Is to wait for your day of death.
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