"Three Babies" lyrics

"Three Babies"

Each of these
My three babies
I will carry with me
For myself
I ask no one else will be
Mother to these three

And of course
I'm like a wild horse
But there's no other way I could be
Water and feed
Are not tools that I need
For the thing that I've chosen to be

In my soul
My blood and my bones
I have wrapped your cold bodies around me
The face on you
The smell of you
Will always be with me

Each of these
My three babies
I was not willing to leave
Though I tried
I blasphemed and denied
I know they will be returned to me

Each of these
My babies
Have brought you closer to me
No longer mad like a horse
I'm still wild but not lost
From the thing that I've chosen to be

And it's 'cause you've thrilled me
Silenced me
Stilled me
Proved things I never believed
The face on you
The smell of you
Will always be with me

Each of these
My three babies
I will carry with me
For myself
I ask no one else will be
Mother to these three


Writer(s): Sinead O Connor
album: "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" (1990)
Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got album cover
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(2009 Re-issue Bonus Track)
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Damn Your Eyes
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Silent Night
(2009 Re-issue Bonus Track)
You Do Something To Me
(2009 Re-issue Bonus Track)
Mind Games
(2009 Re-issue Bonus Track)
What Do You Want
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