Martyn MacDonald Adams

Sad Affair 

Copyright © 2016. Martyn Adams & Gordon Ayshford. All rights reserved. 

 

Verse 1

It was an unholy sad affair. Mother dumbstruck, standing there. 

Husband darling had seen it all. The crying, the screaming, the fall.  

So, she ran as far as she could; to hide from the scythe and hood. 

She was deaf to maternal heart, misunderstanding her role, her part. 

Sad affair, it was a sad affair. A sad affair. An unholy sad affair_ 

 

Verse 2

Well the papers made quite a splash; and were pleased with their wads of cash. 

Now her mind was playing weird games. The world a prison of flames. 

The cameras kept making up lies. So, she hid from those prying eyes. 

And when her darling came offering a hand; she'd departed this once healthy land. 

Sad affair, it was a sad affair. A sad affair. An unholy sad affair_ 

 

Instrumental 

 

Verse 3

The stallion had taken the life. The father had turned to his wife. 

But ‘mother’ had died there as well; a proud but empty shell. 

Now she lives in a world of her own. Her son, so clever, so grown. 

Still riding that stallion so tall; but knowing he'll never fall. 

Sad affair, it was a sad affair. A sad affair. An unholy sad affair_ 

 

Middle 8 

And the priest explained to the crowd. Self-important and certain and loud. 

How God had punished them all. Not explaining a thing at all. 

The Lord moves in mysterious ways. She was cursed for the rest of her days. 

How the Lord loves the children that pray; only they go to Heaven one day. 

 

Verse 4

Her darling still loves her up close; provided she takes the right dose - 

     to defeat her demons and stall... the crying, the screaming, the fall. 

It's an unholy sad affair; forgotten-in-their-own despair... 

     bewildered and all alone; their daughter left standing there...  

Sad affair, it was a sad affair. A sad affair. An unholy sad affair_ 

Sad affair, it was a sad affair. A sad affair. An unholy sad affair_