Mommy and daddy left me
When I was a little girl
They went to the market to get some bread
If they would return I couldn't tell
Mommy and daddy left me
When I was a little girl
However many hearts of paper I cut out to make them stay
The monsters living in my closet would come out and start to play
However many times I cried, oh please come back, 'cause I'm afraid
Nobody answered
Nobody answered
Nobody answered
Nobody
Mommy and daddy left me
When I was only nineteen
My daddy he cried when my mommy died
He needed to start another life
Mommy and daddy left me
When I was only nineteen
However many hearts of paper I cut out to make them stay
The monsters living in my closet all come out and start to play
However many times I cry, oh please come back, 'cause I'm afraid
Nobody answers
Nobody answers
Nobody answers
Nobody answers
The angry Ork, it's not his fault, he's from an angry family
The helpless Groke, her heart deprived of love just froze in atrophy
The warbling Siren who loves way too deep to ever be fulfilled
The lonely Giaur, who almost died himself when his true love was killed
Iracebeth, "off with your head", who killed her king not to be left
The Sorceress Xayide, who knew emptiness protects the soul from clefts
The Dancing Clown, always around to mirror what you fear the most
The damaged Demons, fractured Spirits and the disillusioned Ghosts
And then the Shadow
And then the Shadow
And then the Shadow
And then the Shadow
Mommy and daddy left me
They'll never come back again
But monsters who played in my room every day
Remained and became my truest friends
Mommy and daddy left me
But somehow here I stand
credits
from STORIES Vol. 2: #andersentetold,
released May 29, 2018
lyrics / music: Patrycja Obara
arrangement: Patrycja Obara, Przemek Michalak, Łukasz Wilczura
vocal: Patrycja Obara
child voice: Inka Nowak
piano: Michał Drezner, Patrycja Obara
double bass: Aneta Paneth
drums: Przemek Michalak
electric guitar: Jacek Tuńczyk Fedorowicz
French horn: Juliusz Herbert Tkacz
gongs: Maciej Hanusek
daxophone: Teo Dumski
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