Three Hail Marys – English Lyrics

• By: Baby Jane

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rich and layered English lyrics of Baby Jane's 'Three Hail Marys,' a track that skillfully blends modern electronic sounds with profound themes of desperation and hope. This song offers a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to intense emotions, defiance, and spiritual or secular pleas for intervention, all within a captivating musical landscape.

[English]

I push it down

I push it down for too long

And I don't care

I don't care what goes wrong

There's a fire in this room between us

Grab the keys and say goodbye to no one

You take the Benz and

I'll stash the handgun

Midnight hour, nobody prays for us

Heels up on the dash

We could make it high class, tonight

You want the speed

I can make it go fast tonight

You want me down on my knees

Then I'll confess

Give you three Hail Mary's

Holy Mary, Mother of God

Pray for the junkies in the parking lot

Pray for the lovers at the lookout spot

Pray for the preacher when I make it hot

Stop, go, go, go, go

Go, go, go

Drive slow, slow, slow, slow

Slow, slow, slow

Heels up on the dash

We could make it high class, tonight

You want the speed

I can make it go fast tonight

You want me down on my knees (down on my knees)

Then I'll confess

Give you three Hail Mary's

Holy Mary, Mother of God

Pray for the junkies in the parking lot

Pray for the lovers at the lookout spot

Pray for the preacher when I make it hot

Holy Mary, Mother of God

Pray for the junkies in the parking lot

Pray for the lovers at the lookout spot

Pray for the preacher when I make it hot

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
push /pʊʃ/ A1	verb - to exert force on something so as to move it
fire /faɪər/ A2	noun - combustion that produces heat and light
grab /ɡræb/ A2	verb - to seize or take hold of quickly
stash /stæʃ/ B1	verb - to hide or store something away for future use
handgun /ˈhændˌɡʌn/ B2	noun - a small firearm designed to be held in one hand
midnight /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ B1	noun - twelve o’clock at night; the middle of the night
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to address a deity or higher power with words of thanks or request
heels /hiːlz/ B1	noun - the back part of a shoe that rises above the foot's heel
dash /dæʃ/ B2	noun - the control panel in a vehicle where instruments are displayed
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - great in amount, level, or intensity
speed /spiːd/ B1	noun - the rate at which something moves or operates
confess /kənˈfɛs/ B2	verb - to admit or acknowledge something, especially something that is considered wrong
hail /heɪl/ B2	verb - to call out in praise or greeting; also a prayerful request (as in “Hail Mary”)
Mary /ˈmɛri/ A1	proper noun - the name of the mother of Jesus in Christian tradition
mother /ˈmʌðər/ A1	noun - a female parent
god /ɡɒd/ A1	noun - a supreme being worshipped as creator and ruler of the universe
junkies /ˈdʒʌŋkiz/ C1	noun - people who are addicted to drugs, especially illegal ones
lovers /ˈlʌvərz/ B2	noun - people who are in a romantic relationship
preacher /ˈpriːtʃər/ B2	noun - a person who delivers religious sermons or teachings
hot /hɒt/ A2	adjective - having a high temperature; also slang for exciting or attractive

Key Grammar Structures

• I push it down for too long

  ➔ Present Simple (simple present)

  ➔ The verb "push" is in the base form, showing a habitual or repeated action in the present.

• I don't care what goes wrong

  ➔ Object noun clause with "what"

  ➔ "what goes wrong" functions as a noun clause serving as the object of "care".

• There's a fire in this room between us

  ➔ Existential there‑construction

  ➔ "There is" introduces the existence of something – here, "a fire" – in a specific location.

• Grab the keys and say goodbye to no one

  ➔ Imperative sentence with coordinated verbs

  ➔ "Grab" and "say" are two base‑form verbs joined by "and" to give two commands.

• You take the Benz and I'll stash the handgun

  ➔ Future simple with "will" in a compound sentence

  ➔ "I'll" = "I will" expresses a future intention, linked to the first clause by the coordinating conjunction "and".

• Midnight hour, nobody prays for us

  ➔ Negative indefinite pronoun as subject (nobody) + simple present

  ➔ "Nobody" functions as the subject of the verb "prays", showing a universal negative statement.

• You want the speed I can make it go fast tonight

  ➔ Zero relative pronoun (that) omitted in object clause

  ➔ The clause "I can make it go fast tonight" functions as an object of "want"; the linking word "that" is understood but not spoken.

• You want me down on my knees then I'll confess

  ➔ "Then" as a discourse marker linking sequential clauses

  ➔ "Then" signals that the action in the second clause ("I'll confess") follows the first ("You want me down on my knees").

• Give you three Hail Mary's

  ➔ Double‑object construction with the verb "give"

  ➔ "Give" takes two objects: the indirect object "you" and the direct object "three Hail Mary's".