"And Eve Was Weak" Lyrics from Carrie the Musical (2012 Off-Broadway Revival)

Bow your head and pray woman
and God made Eve from the rib of Adam
and Eve was weak and loosed the raven on the world
and the raven was called sin
(mama it wasn't my fault)
and God visited Eve with a curse
and the curse was the curse of blood
Say it woman!

And God made Eve from Adam's rib and Eve was weak
and Eve was weak
(Mama, how could I know? Why didn't you tell me?)
And God made Eve to bear the curse,
the curse of blood
(It's not a curse! Ms Gardner said it's something all girls go through!)
the curse of blood
the curse of blood

You should have told me!

You're a woman now!
Pray to Heaven for your wicked soul!

the raven came to plague the world
its name was sin
(it's not a sin)
its name was sin
(Oh Mama, it's not a sin)
its name was sin begin!

and lust was how the sin began
the sin was man
(I don't understand)
well understand!
(no!)
the sin was man!
(what have I done?)

God has seen your sinning
just beginning
pray for your salvation
from damnation

Pray or he will burn you!
he will burn you!

The seed conveys the power and it's come again
(Mama what is this seed?)
It's come again.
(don't you care that I started to bleed?)
It's come again.

Until the seed is crushed the power never ends
it never ends
it never ends

Mama I was so scared
and they all stared
then I started crying
I thought I was dying!

Mama! Please
(have you no sense of shame?)
don't hurt me!
(pray for mercy get down on your knees!)
Please don't
(Satan's staking his claim!)
hurt me!
('cause your soul is a hole of disease)

I can see you inside!
(don't believe with your eyes)
full of sin, full of pride!
(those are lies, Mama, lies!)
That's how Lucifer fell
(Mama, how could I know?)
and you're headed for hell.
I won't let you go!
(Mama, let me go!)

Heaven hates a sinner!
(I'm not a sinner!)
hates a sinner!
Save your soul from burning!
(Mama, stop that's burning!)
God, she's burning!
(Stop, it's burning!)

Pray or
(Mama!)
he
(no!)
will
(no, please!)
burn you!
(STOP!)
He will burn you!

And God made Eve from Adam's rib
and Eve was weak
and Eve was weak
and I was weak

I prayed this day would never come
I should have known
I should have known
Now I'm alone.
And so afraid.

Oh Lord, I've seen this power before
the flesh is weak and I implore
Father don't forsake her!
Father take her!
Cleanse and purify her!
With the fire!
and the power!
and the glory!
forever
and ever
and ever!
Amen!