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The Mercy Seat
作詞:Nicholas Edward Cave, Michael John Harvey
It all began when They took me from my home And put me on death row A crime for which I am totally innocent, you know
I began to warm and chill To objects and their fields A ragged cup, a twisted mop The face of Jesus in my soup
Those sinister dinner deals The meal trolley's wicked wheels A hooked bone rising from my food And all things either good or un-good
And the mercy seat is waitin' And I think my head is burnin' And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this weighing of the truth An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth And anyway I told the truth and I'm not afraid to die
I hear stories from the chamber Christ was born into a manger And like some ragged stranger He died upon the cross
Might I say, it seems So fitting in its way He was a carpenter by trade Or at least that's what I'm told
My kill-hand's tattooed 'E.V.I.L.' Across it's brother's fist That filthy five, they did nothing To challenge or resist
In Heaven, His throne is made of gold The ark of His Testament is stowed A throne from which I'm told All history does unfold 更多更詳盡歌詞 在 ※ Mojim.com 魔鏡歌詞網
It's made of wood and wire And my body is on fire And God is never far away
Into the mercy seat I climb My head is shaved, my head is wired And like a moth that tries to enter the bright eye I go shuffling out of life Just to hide in death awhile And anyway I never lied
And the mercy seat is waitin' And I think my head is burnin' And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this weighing of the truth An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth and anyway I told the truth and I'm not afraid to die
And the mercy seat is burnin' And I think my head is glowin' And in a way I'm hoping To be done with all this twisting of the truth An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth And anyway there was no proof and I'm not afraid to die
And the mercy seat is glowin' And I think my head is smokin' And in a way I'm hoping to be done With all these looks of disbelief A life for a life and a truth for a truth And I've got nothing left to lose And I'm not afraid to die
And the mercy seat is smokin' And I think my head is meltin' And in a way that's helping To be done with all this twisting of the truth An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth And anyway I told the truth but I'm afraid I told a lie
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