Rihanna - Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary Lyrics

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Written by Rihanna, Emeli Sandé, and James Fauntleroy, “Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary” from Unapologetic (2012) explores love, heartbreak, and personal reflection, woven together in two seamless parts. 

Song lyrics

[Part I: Love Without Tragedy]


Red lipstick, rose petals, heartbreak

I was his Marilyn Monroe

Brown eyes, tuxedo, fast cars

A James Dean on the low

Dean on the low


I ask you, "What's the matter?"

You say "Oh, it's nothing at all."

Heart's racing outta control

And you knew that I couldn't let it go

You used to be this boy I loved

And I used to be this girl of your dreams

Who knew the course of this one drive injured us fatally?

You took the best years of my life

I took the best years of your life

Felt like love struck me in the night

I prayed that love don't strike twice


Red lipstick, rose petals, heartbreak

I was his Marilyn Monroe

Brown eyes, tuxedo, fast cars

A James Dean on the low


What's love without tragedy?

What's love without tragedy?

(Marilyn Monroe)

What's love without tragedy?

What's love without tragedy?


[Part II: Mother Mary]


Mother Mary, I swear I wanna change

Mister Jesus, I'd love to be a queen

But I'm from the left side of an island

Never thought this many people would even know my name

As time flies way above me

For you, I've cried, tears ceding

Oh glory, the prayers carry me

I'll be a star, you keep directing me

Let's make the best scene they've ever seen


Let's capture the moment

'Cause even forever ain't forever

I swear by the moment

'Cause together ain't promise forever

Let's live in the moment

As long as we got each other

Die in the moment

I'm prepared to die in the moment

'Cause even forever ain't forever

I swear by the moment

'Cause together ain't promise forever

Let's live by the moment

As long as we got each other

Die in the moment

I'm prepared to die in the moment

To die in the moment


Mother Mary, I swear I wanna change

Mister Jesus, I'd love to be a queen

But I'm from the left side of an island

Never thought this many people would even know my name

As time flies way above me

For you, I've cried, tears ceding

Oh glory, the prayers carry me

I'll be a star, you keep directing me

Let's make the best scene they've ever seen


Let's capture the moment

'Cause even forever ain't forever

I swear by the moment

'Cause together ain't promise forever

Let's live in the moment

As long as we got each other

Die in the moment

I'm prepared to die in the moment

'Cause even forever ain't forever

I swear by the moment

'Cause together ain't promise forever

Let's live by the moment

As long as we got each other

Die in the moment

I'm prepared to die in the moment

To die in the moment


Die the moment

I'm prepared to die in the moment

I'm prepared to die in the moment

I'm prepared to die in the moment

'Cause even forever ain't forever

I swear by the moment

'Cause together ain't promise forever

I'm prepared to die in the moment

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