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The song is based on an 1836 anti-Catholic novel, The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk, which purported to be the sordid story of a nun who had escaped from a Montreal convent. It emphasizes elements in the novel that chime with contemporary conspiracy theories, such as QAnon.
An uncontrollable child, given to fantasy
A leaded lobotomy left Maria wild
With a mob in her head holding Magdalene's down in asylums
Ghost-written pornography
Tailored to readers in need of a righteous excuse to indulge
Maria’s awful disclosures
Born of illicit liaisons the babies of Hôtel-Dieu convent weren't meant to survive
Baptized then strangled then buried mass infanticide
Something worse done to something more innocent's consistent presence
Alongside the tales of the times
The monks of the presents connection to Maria’s mind
If some know nothing, nothing's keeping some from knowing it all
What nobody saw is anybody's call
Predispositions turn spaces in men
Into thirsty pages for a hell bent pen
Professional victims with recycled lies
Stoking satanic panic in fear addled minds
Maria's awful disclosures
Ghost-written pornography tailored to readers
In need of a righteous excuse to indulge
Maria's awful disclosures
Maria’s Awful Disclosure was written by Mike Cooley.
Maria’s Awful Disclosure was produced by David Barbe.
Drive-By Truckers released Maria’s Awful Disclosure on Fri Jun 03 2022.