The Mercy Seat
by Nick Cave
It began when they come took me from my home
And put me in Dead Row,
Of which I am nearly wholly innocent,
And I'll say it again
I..am..not..afraid..to..die.
It began when they come took me from my home
And put me in Dead Row,
Of which I am nearly wholly innocent,
And I'll say it again
I..am..not..afraid..to..die.
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded,
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed.
Everybody knows the war is over,
Everybody knows the good guys lost.
Everybody knows the fight was fixed,
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich.
That's how it goes.
Everybody knows.
How many sorrows
Do you try to hide
In a world of illusion
That's covering your mind?
I'll show you something good
Oh I'll show you something good
When you open your mind
You'll discover the sign
That there's something
You're longing to find..