Handmaid

* Dedicated to the Virgin Mary
*Dedicated to Escape the Fate, "Friends and Alibis"
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And I will put enmity between you and the woman.... Genesis 3:15

--------/Handmaid to Destiny/The Thoughts of Mary after Gabriel Left Her----------------


Let the Holy Spirit come upon me
Let Him transfix me
and the thread of my heart unravel across troubled emotions
and the mountains fall into the sea
and the earth's surface open wide and swallow
all of my preconditions, dreams and autonomy
....my people are held hostage, bound by sins of our fathers
murderers of prophets, architects of Baal, temples of Ashtaroth
the screams of children burned alive on altars cry out
adjuring me not to let their blood rest unavenged
the angels in heaven pray
Moses, Joshua and Hezekiah pray
please retaliate
please usher salvation into Jerusalem, please herald the coming
of the King to end all kings
eternal Kingship and peace on earth
lions and children playing in the grass together cloud
my visions and I cant eat regularly
because my marriage wont be the same, my mom wont
be a great grandmother
and I will never know quiet obscurity
but the world needs a Savior, we need liberation
(from Rome)
and the clouds wish to stop entertaining the moon
because the prophets foretell of a world with limitless sun
no death. enduring love. joy unbounded
so let history have its way with me
and destiny
let me be handmaid to the choosing of life
an incandescent future for all

(FIAT)


--------------------Luke 1:26-38---------------
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

------Friends and Alibis Lyrics-------
Oh, I hate to be the one to bear the bad news
Yes, it is true
I finally fell in love
I fell so hard that I'm killing myself
Yes, I need out
Out of this grave that I've dug

And all the friends that I have gone through
And how much I deserve the pain
It's a shame

So hold your head
Hold it up high
Here's to the friends that were alibis
Keep this close by your side
When I come home we will have our night

Oh, they always told me I was gorgeous in a way
And that fateful day
I found who I was
So fill this hole with my prescriptions
I just keep feeding my addictions

And all the friends that I have gone through
And how much I deserve the pain
It's a shame

So hold your head
Hold it up high
Here's to the friends that were alibis
Keep this close by your side
When I come home we will have our night
We will have our night

You were the ones that stood by my side, whoa
And I was the one that fought all of your fights
Go!

(Hold your head, hold it up high) Whoa
(Keep this close by your side) Whoa

So hold your head
Hold it high
Here's to the friends that were alibis
Keep this close by your side
When I come home we will have our night

Hold your head
Hold it up high
Here's to the friends that were alibis
Keep this close by your side
When I come home we will have our night

Hold your head
Hold it up high
Here's to the friends that were alibis
Keep this close by your side
When I come home we will have our night
We will have our night