Johnny Cash - Mercy Seat текст песни

Текст песни Mercy Seat - Johnny Cash



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 waiting
And I think my head is burning
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
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 waiting
And I think my head is burning
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 burning
And I think my head is glowing
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 glowing
And I think my head is smoking
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 smoking
And I think my head is melting
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



Авторы: NICHOLAS EDWARD CAVE, MICK HARVEY


Johnny Cash - Cash Unearthed (Box Set)
Альбом Cash Unearthed (Box Set)
дата релиза
25-11-2003

1 I'm Movin' On
2 You'll Never Walk Alone
3 Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
4 When He Reached Down
5 You Are My Sunshine
6 Heart of Gold
7 I'm Bound for the Promised Land
8 I Am a Pilgrim
9 Casey's Last Ride
10 Mercy Seat
11 Brown Eyed Handsome Man
12 Gentle On My Mind
13 The Running Kind
14 Cindy
15 Father and Son
16 The One Rose
17 Hung My Head
18 Trouble in Mind
19 Redemption Song
20 Old Chunk of Coal
21 Breaking Bread
22 Book Review
23 Wichita Lineman
24 Where We'll Never Grow Old
25 Waiting for a Train
26 The Fourth Man In the Fire
27 Southern Accents
28 Salty Dog
29 Pocahontas
30 In the Garden
31 I'll Fly Away
32 He Stopped Loving Her Today
33 Hard Times
34 Do Lord
35 Devil's Right Hand
36 As Long As the Grass Shall Grow
37 Big Iron
38 Chattanooga Sugar Babe
39 Drive On (Alternate Lyrics)
40 "T" for Texas
41 A Singer of Songs




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