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nick cave and the bad seeds - the mercy seat - live from kcrw lyrics

[verse 1]
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
all things good or ungood

[chorus]
and the mercy seat is waiting
and i think my head is burning
and in a way i’m yearning
to be done with all this weighting up of truth
an eye for an eye
a tooth for a tooth
and anyway, i told the truth
and i’m not afraid to die

[verse 2]
interpret signs and catalogue
a blackened tooth, a scarlet fog
the walls are bad
black, bottom kind
they are the sick breath at my hind

[verse 3]
i hear stories from the chamber
how christ was born into a manger
and like some ragged stranger
died upon the cross
and 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

[bridge 1]
my k!ll-hand is e.v.i.l
across it’s brother’s fist
that filthy five! they did nothing to challenge or resist

[verse 4]
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
down here it’s made of wood and wire
and my body is on fire
and god is never far away

[bridge 2]
my k!ll-hand is called e.v.i.l
wears a wedding band that’s g.o.o.d
’tis a long-suffering shackle
collaring all that rebel blood

[chorus]
and the mercy seat is-a waiting
and i think my head is burning
and in a way i’m yearning
to be done with all this weighing up of truth
an eye for an eye
and a tooth for a tooth
and anyway, i told the truth
but i’m not afraid to die
and the mercy seat is-a burning
and i think my head is glowing
and in a way i’m hoping
to be done with all this weighing up of truth
an eye for an eye
and a tooth for a tooth
and i’ve got nothing left to lose
but i’m not afraid to die
the mercy seat is smoking
and i think my head is boiling
and in a way i’m spoiling
all the fun by all of this truth and consequence
an eye for an eye
and a tooth for a tooth
and anyway, i told the truth
and i’m afraid, i told a lie

[spoken: nick cave]
thank you very much!

- nick cave and the bad seeds lyrics

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