From the recording Velvet Hammer Live
Lyrics Dana Davis
Music Dana Davis and Velvet Hammer
Lyrics
I wasn't there when you slipped into spirit
I was too busy in my own little world
Now I know what young and foolish means
You were so wise
And all I remember is the smell of cigarettes
It wasn't my fault
Mea Culpa - I didn't mean it
Mea Culpa - I was just a child
Sweet ginger wine and Millardian fables
Fairy tale lives in a paisley cocoon
There's blood on the wings and no where to land
The weight of the hammer crushed our dreams
The revolution died and the muse cries in her sleep
It wasn't my fault
Mea Culpa - I didn't mean it
Mea Culpa - I was too young
Mea Culpa - it wasn't my fault
I was too young, I wasn't listening
I was too young - Mother, forgive me, I know not what I do.