Drowned Lyrics

Oh

When I was just 12 years old

There was this man

He came down from Wisconsin

He was sweet on my mama

Told us he was gonna

Buy us a house and take us away

And then just like that

He was gone one day

What could've happened

He just vanished

I think he might've drowned

Back in Lake Winnebago

After he left us high and dry

Oh where did he go

I think he might've drowned

In some teaspoon too soon

After he left my mama

And just vanished into thin air

Just vanished into thin air

Now after this

In the heavy rain

Mama was weeping

I remember I must've been sleeping

Woke up in the passenger seat

Of her car

She turned to me to say

He left because of you

And I don't know what to do with you

Oh because I was a problem child

Yes always a problem

There is no end hope with Mazzy

No way to solve them

Unless you drown me

Sop me up

Throw me away

Unless it's resounding

Make it loud

Louder than the things this problem child will bring

Upon this household

25 keys for the red door

Only at certain hours of the night

She makes men disappear

Vanish

Bodies washing up upon Lake Winnebago

From seventeen years ago

Lock her up

Throw away the key

Look at the blood on her hands

She'll pay for this for the rest of eternity

Oh, unless we drown her

Do away with her body

I bet we'll drown her

She'll never tell the truth

She's a liar! She's lying

Her version of events aren't real

Just drown her, erase her from reality

Drown her

Because she's a problem

She'll never learn

Because she's the thorn of every family's side

She'll ruin your life

Because she's a problem

She'll laugh as you burn

So out the witch and drown her

Never let her return

Oh when Mama began to date again

I was locked away by the red door

Through those sickly nights of egg drop soup

And nevermore

I begun to concoct spells

And began to regroup

Began to make a list

And began to seek out

Others who were like me

Cursed

And throughout time

I must've been drowned

Over and over

Re-washed up upon some shore

Many different identities

Now I don't recognize myself anymore

In some new town

With some new name

But yet, I'm still locked away by the red door

I wonder if he'll ever come back from Winnebego

I miss him terribly and he'll never know

What would look like a family

If I'd even know

Drowned and washed up