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I Couldn’t Say No

artwork by Linnpuzzle

Listen here: I Couldn’t Say No

Written and sung by Ann, accompanied by Nina, based on the song “They Weren’t There” by Missy Higgins

You brought such playfulness into my life
So much that I gave in to it, made you my wife
We hid away from the Ministry and stayed there away from prying eyes
Then you said, we’re so blessed we have a child
To see born and you’ll be a great dad Remus but oh,
Now the world has crashed back in. I am lost and feel so torn,
you deserve much more as will our newborn.
So now I must remove myself from your love that is so strong
Because this thing we have is wrong

No one can know what I go through,
And what I’m scared this beast will do that
Lives inside of me just waiting to burst out.
And you can’t know just what it’s like
To live this persecuted life
Where any time the Ministry can take my rights
And I couldn’t say no

They tried to help me bear this load, changed their own skins to share my road
Found out my secret of lycanthropy and so I couldn’t say,
I wouldn’t say no. But the times changed: once we left school moving on,
We lost our trust and each began to suspect the other
then, my whole world fell apart. First they died and Black was sent
To Azkaban and I’m in torment.
So now I want to escape from the world that hates my kind
Protect my family from bein’ maligned

No one can know what I go through,
And what I’m scared this beast will do that
Lives inside of me just waiting to burst out.
And you can’t know just what it’s like
To live this persecuted life
Where any time the Ministry can take my rights

No one can know what I go through,
And what I’m scared this beast will do that
Lives inside of me just waiting to burst out.
And you can’t know just what it’s like
To live this persecuted life
Where any time the Ministry can take my rights
And I couldn’t say no.