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Mona Lisa

from One Lover Leaves by Mike O'Dowd

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Mona Lisa bound in chains
Begs for all she sent away
And longs for all she may never see
Ringing silver bells of chastity

From her window now, she’ll wave her hand
And wave again at my command
As beauty waits behind the gate
To steal the bells that keep her safe

And parading princes, one by one
Praise the ground she walks upon
They hope and they pray to have their way
But Mona Lisa abstains

Like ancient kings condemned to follow
Distant queens through halls of sorrow
Knowing soon their gaze will stray
To Mona Lisa in chains

But when courtesans wave the keys
To their silver belts of chastity
I’ll trade the man I hoped to be
For gifts that don’t belong to me
As Mona Lisa bound in chains waits for all she sent away

Then all that’s hidden behind her smile
Is thrown at those who pass her by
With a searching gaze that seems to say
‘I was cast aside and locked away’
But hardened hearts are hardened by
The past that lives for all that’s died
When Mona Lisa bound in chains breaks from all she sent away

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from One Lover Leaves, released September 29, 2023

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