"She dances frantic whirling desire, bathed in the light of her internal fire." First track with Jeff Chapin on drums, and J.E.E. Quest behind the board for The Big Drums. With Tina Barbieri (Fabric) and her friend on bv's. Written by Tim Brickley and David Rheins. Produced and engineered by Tim Brickley and J.E.E. Quest.
Lyrics
MARI-AMI
(Timothy Brickley & David Rheins)
Mari-Ami, she’s a crazy girl.
Drunk, every night is a social swirl,
then she gets guilty and cries out for God to save her.
She don’t care nothing about left or right,
Don’t talk politics tonight,
just dance with me, darling and buy me another drink, baby?
I offered her a hand, but she didn’t want it.
I made her think too much, she yelled at me to stop it.
Mari-Ami, it’s a crazy, mixed-up world,
and Jesus can’t look out for every little boy and girl.
Try love, Marie-Ami, you could be loved, Mari-Ami,
If you just weren’t so me-me-me, you could give love, Mari-Ami.
Mari-Ami, she’s a beautiful girl.
It’s fun to watch all the room’s heads twirl,
When she dances, the dissonance doesn’t matter.
She dances frantic, whirling desire,
bathed in the light of her internal fire,
the passion of life in all its confusion and glory.
I offered her a hand, but she didn’t want it.
I made her think too much, she yelled at me to stop it.
Mari-Ami, it’s a crazy, mixed-up world,
and Jesus can’t look out for every little boy and girl.
Try love, Marie-Ami, you could be loved, Mari-Ami,
If you just weren’t so me-me-me, you could give love, Mari-Ami.
Copyright 1984, Timothy Brickley & David Rheins.
