Oh Mercy Arms

Live at Softbelly Bar with my mates Jul and Ian. This one's an original I wrote a few months ago. It's about grappling and wrestling even against insurmountable odds. It's about throwing yourself right into the very thing you're fighting, and at the end of the day, it will consume you, but it's the only place of safety, the only refuge you can trust.


Lyrics:

Oh great ocean,
Spare my troubled soul
For the sake of love, for the sake of love
Oh deep blue sky,
My shoulders cannot bear you
So don't lean on me, don't fall on me

Oh mercy arms,
Lend me your strength through the night
Everlasting arms
Your embrace could break my fears

So go ahead and win
Go ahead and win
(But not without a fight)

Oh rugged Earth
I will return to you one day
In dust and ash
I'm just dust and ash

Julian Tay - Djembe + Egg + Harmonies
Ian Lau - Ac. Guitar + Cool Aura
Chris Law - Ac. Guitar + Vox

// Aug 9th 2011

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