Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Mercy Seat

Tender Prey (1988)

lyrics:

It began when they come took me from my home
And put me in Dead Row,
Of which I am nearly wholly innocent, you know.
And I'll say it again
I..am..not..afraid..to..die.
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 meals
The meal trolley's wicked wheels
A hooked bone rising from my food
All things either good or ungood.
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 measuring 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.
Interpret signs and catalogue
A blackened tooth, a scarlet fog.
The walls are bad. Black. Bottom kind.
They are sick breath at my hind
They are sick breath at my hind
They are sick breath at my hind
They are sick breath gathering at my hind
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
Like my good hand I
tatooed 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.
Down here it's made of wood and wire
And my body is on fire
And God is never far away.

Category:

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• Nick
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• Seeds
• Mercy
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• Tender
• Prey
• 1988
• Mick
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• Roland
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[Galaderia2]

Awesome song of Master Nick Cave. Pure brilliance! Nobody can write about life and death like Cave does. This song is like thunderstorm to me. Thank you my dear friend for uploading. Sometimes you simply can't give up!

[8wrcevo]

@Galaderia2

I couldn't agree with you more my dearest friend, you said the right words for Nick Cave! This is my favorite song of him too! I just love - adore it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just hope the UT won't block my video again....

[theatsallica]

Επιτελους!.... αξιζε ο κοπος ομως... κομματαρα....

[8wrcevo]

@theatsallica

Ελπίζω να μη το μπλοκάρει ΕΠΙΤΕΛΟΥΣ πια!

[8wrcevo]

@theatsallica

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[dadaqueen55]

Brilliant, immortal song! Pure perfection!

[Avanniel]

i thought johnny cash wrote it...

[vendsoin]

the best version of this song

[KenE252525]

My appologies, I just found out that i was wrong about that last comment :)

[KenE252525]

@Galaderia2 Nick Cave didn't write this song. It's a Johny Cash number.

[Galaderia2]

@8wrcevo Don't even mention it!!!