Lyrics The Mercy Seat (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020) - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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
A
meal
trolley's
wicked
wheels
and
a
A
hooked
bone
rising
from
my
food
All
things
good
or
ungood
And
the
mercy
seat
is
waiting
And
I
think
my
head
is
burning
In
a
way
I'm
yearning
to
be
done
With
all
this
measuring
of
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
Interpret
sign
and
catalogue
A
blackened
tooth,
a
scarlet
fog
The
walls
are
bad,
black
bottom
kind
They
are
the
sick
breath
at
my
hind
And
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
My
good
hand
Tattooed
evil
across
his
brother's
fist
That
filthy
five
did
nothing
to
challenge
or
resist
In
heaven
His
throne
is
made
of
gold
And
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
My
kill-hand
is
called
evil
Wears
a
wedding
band
that's
good
'Tis
a
long-suffering
shackle
Collaring
all
that
rebel
blood
And
the
mercy
seat
is
awaiting
And
I
think
my
head
is
burning
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
any
way
I
told
the
truth
And
I'm
not
afraid
to
die
And
the
mercy
seat
is
burning
And
I
think
my
head
is
glowing
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
anyway
I
told
truth
And
I'm
not
afraid
to
die
And
the
mercy
seat
is
smoking
And
I
think
my
head
is
melting
In
a
way
I'm
helping
to
be
done
With
all
this
twisting
of
the
truth
A
life
for
a
life
And
a
tooth
for
a
tooth
And
anyway
I
got
nothing
left
to
lose
And
I'm
not
afraid
to
die
Melting
And
I
think
my
blood
is
boiling
In
a
way
I'm
spoiling
all
the
fun
With
all
this
truth
and
consequence
A
lie
for
a
lie
And
a
truth
for
a
truth
And
anyway
I
told
the
truth
And
I'm
not
afraid
to
die
1 Spinning Song (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
2 Idiot Prayer (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
3 Sad Waters (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
4 Brompton Oratory (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
5 Palaces of Montezuma (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
6 Girl in Amber (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
7 Man in the Moon (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
8 Nobody's Baby Now (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
9 (Are You) The One That I’ve Been Waiting For? (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
10 Waiting for You (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
11 The Mercy Seat (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
12 Euthanasia (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
13 Jubilee Street (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
14 Far from Me (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
15 He Wants You (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
16 Higgs Boson Blues (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
17 Stranger Than Kindness (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
18 Into My Arms (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
19 The Ship Song (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
20 Papa Won't Leave You, Henry (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
21 Black Hair (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
22 Galleon Ship (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020)
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