Mary O'Brien - Maxïmo Park

Bottle blonde

Until the end

Ground down

But not out

Found fame

Faded away

But came back

Influence rubs off

Whether appropriate or not

A less than perfect split

She lifts the cup to her lips

She tries to force it back

Something in her gut starts to react

Definitely, well it must be

Definitely, it must be

Cheap crockery

That was tipped

From the top of the stairs

What did you do that for?

Easily swayed unafraid

Can’t turn back

Starting to crack

Her mascara is streaming

But the guests are not leaving

A less than perfect split

She lifts the cup to her lips

She tries to force it back

Something in her gut starts to react

I don’t really know if I want to be

Part of this world — but I must be

I’m none of the above