Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
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Mmm
they
came,
took
me
from
my
home
53
And
put
me
in
Dead
Row
93
Of
which
I
am
nearly
wholly
innocent
of,
you
know
193
And
I’ll
say
it
again
234
I
am
not
afraid
to
die
309
I
began
to
warm
and
chill
436
To
objects
and
their
fields
505
A
ragged
cup,
a
twisted
mop
570
The
face
of
Jesus
in
my
soup
646
Those
sinister
dinner
deals
709
A
meal
trolley’s
wicked
wheels
774
A
hooked
bone
rising
from
my
food
860
All
things
either
good
or
ungood
920
And
the
mer
cy
seat
is
wait
ing
980
And
I
think
my
head
is
burn
ing
1047
And
in
a
way
I’m
yearn
ing
1097
To
be
done
with
all
this
meas
ur
ing
of
proof
1192
Of
an
eye
for
an
eye
1225
And
a
tooth
for
a
tooth
1261
And
a
ny
way
I
told
the
truth
1329
And
I’m
not
a
fraid
to
die
1409
Interpret
signs
and
catalogue
1462
A
blackened
tooth,
a
scarlet
fog
1533
The
walls
are
bad,
black,
bottom
kind
1600
They
are
the
sick
breath
at
my
hind
1657
They
are
the
sick
breath
at
my
hind
1715
They
are
the
sick
breath
at
my
hind
1774
They
are
the
sick
breath
gathering
at
my
hind
1922
I
hear
stor
ies
from
the
cham
ber
2007
How
Christ
was
born
in
to
a
man
ger
2070
And
like
some
rag
ged
stran
ger
2125
Died
up
on
the
cross,
and
might
I
say
2206
It
seems
so
fit
ting
in
its
way
2277
He
was
a
car
pen
ter
by
trade
2347
Or
at
least
that’s
what
I’m
told
2418
Like
my
good
hand
tattooed
EVIL
2481
All
across
it’s
brother’s
fist
2537
That
filthy
five
2579
They
did
nothing
to
challenge
or
resist
2657
In
Heav
en
His
throne
is
made
of
gold
2746
The
ark
of
his
Tes
ta
ment
is
stowed
2817
A
throne
from
which
I’m
told
2864
All
his
tory
does
un
fold
2915
Down
here
it’s
made
of
wood
and
wire
2985
And
my
bo
dy
is
on
fire
3054
And
God
is
ne
ver
far
a
way
3151
In
to
the
mer
cy
seat
I
climb
3220
My
head
is
shaved,
my
head
is
wired
3283
And
like
a
moth
that
tries
3335
To
en
ter
the
bright
eye
3388
So
I
go
shuff
ling
out
of
life
3457
Just
to
hide
in
death
a
while
3524
And
a
ny
way
I
ne
ver
lied
3625
My
kill
hand
is
called
Evil
3689
Wears
a
wedding
band
that’s
good
3755
To
the
long
suffering
shackle
3821
Collaring
all
that
rebel
blood
3894
And
the
mer
cy
seat
is
a-
burn
ing
3956
And
I
think
my
head
is
flow
ing
4022
And
in
a
way
I’m
hop
ing
4070
To
be
done
with
all
this
weigh
ing
up
of
truth
4167
An
eye
for
an
eye
4200
And
a
tooth
for
a
tooth
4236
And
I’ve
got
noth
ing
left
to
lose
4303
And
I’m
not
a
fraid
to
die
4367
And
the
mer
cy
seat
is
wait
ing
4426
And
I
think
my
head
is
burn
ing
4495
And
in
a
way
I’m
yearn
ing
4542
To
be
done
with
all
this
meas
ur
ing
of
proof
4638
An
eye
for
an
eye
4671
And
a
tooth
for
a
tooth
4706
And
a
ny
way,
there
was
no
proof
4777
And
nor
a
mo
tive
why
4841
And
the
mer
cy
seat
is
wait
ing
4900
And
I
think
my
head
is
burn
ing
4967
And
in
a
way
I’m
yearn
ing
5018
To
be
done
with
all
this
meas
ur
ing
of
proof
5111
A
life
for
a
life
5145
And
a
truth
for
a
truth
5179
And
a
ny
way
there
was
no
proof
5249
And
I’m
not
a
fraid
to
die
5312
And
the
mer
cy
seat
is
wait
ing
5374
And
I
think
my
head
is
smok
ing
5442
And
in
a
way
I’m
hop
ing
5490
To
be
done
with
all
these
looks
of
dis
be
lief
5586
An
eye
for
an
eye
5619
And
a
tooth
for
a
tooth
5653
But
a
ny
way
I
told
the
truth
5721
And
I’m
not
a
fraid
to
die
5785
And
the
mer
cy
seat
is
wait
ing
5846
And
I
think
my
head
is
burn
ing
5915
And
in
a
way
I’m
yearn
ing
5961
To
be
done
with
all
this
meas
ur
ing
of
proof
6058
An
eye
for
an
eye
6089
And
a
tooth
for
a
tooth
6124
And
a
ny
way
I
told
the
truth
6190
And
I’m
not
a
fraid
to
die
6257
And
the
mer
cy
seat
is
wait
ing
6318
And
I
think
my
head
is
burn
ing
6386
And
in
a
way
I’m
yearn
ing
6433
To
be
done
with
all
this
meas
ur
ing
of
proof
6531
An
eye
for
an
eye
6561
And
a
tooth
for
a
tooth
6598
And
a
ny
way
I
told
the
truth
6672
But
I’m
not
a
fraid
to
lie
6731
And
the
mer
cy
seat
is
wait
ing
6787
And
I
think
my
head
is
burn
ing
6862
And
in
a
way
I’m
yearn
ing
6908
To
be
done
with
all
this
meas
ur
ing
of
proof
6996
Of
an
eye
for
an
eye
7036
And
a
tooth
for
a
tooth
7070
And
a
ny
way
I
told
the
truth
7138
And
I’m
a
fraid
I
told
a
lie