Maria
folk rock, americana, indie folk, acoustic, emotional, anthemic, heartfelt vocals, male vocals, stomping rhythm, folk revival, melancholic, dynamic build-up, raw vocals, rustic instrumentation, piano and strings, cellos, string section, Denver sound
Maria
folk rock, americana, indie folk, acoustic, emotional, anthemic, heartfelt vocals, male vocals, stomping rhythm, folk revival, melancholic, dynamic build-up, raw vocals, rustic instrumentation, piano and strings, cellos, string section, Denver sound
Lyrics
Instrumental Intro
Verse 1
Maria keeps her teeth in a jar by the sink
Counts all the cracks in the wall when she thinks
The radio hums like a tired old friend
Says, “Girl, you’re late,” but it never says when
Pre-Chorus
She stitched up her name in the hem of her coat
Carried the years like a stone in her throat
Chorus
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
You’re burning down the house tonight
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
You’re screaming just to feel alive
Verse 2
She buried a letter beneath the apple tree
Said love was a debt and it never loved me
The neighbors all whisper, the windows all stare
She paints all the faces that aren’t really there
Pre-Chorus
She keeps all her sins in a coffee tin
Says God don’t mind, He just won’t let her in
Chorus
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
You’re burning down the house tonight
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
You’re screaming just to feel alive
Bridge
If I could hold you, I’d hold you straight
But you bite like the cold and you burn like fate
There’s a hymn in your bones, there’s a storm in your chest
You pray for the quiet but don’t let it rest
Verse 3
Maria wears black in the bright of the day
Says hope is a trick and she won’t be its prey
She drinks to forget, she forgets to be kind
She’s losing the map but she’s keeping the sign
Final Chorus
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
You’re burning down the house tonight
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
You’re screaming just to feel alive
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
You’re burning down the house tonight
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
Oh—Maria! (Hey!)
You’re screaming just to feel alive
Oh—Maria!