The Mercy Seat de Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

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 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 deals
The meal trolley's wicked wheels
A hooked bone rising from my food
All things either good or ungood

And the mercy seat is awaiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this measuring of proof
Of 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 the sick breath at my hind
They are the sick breath at my hind
They are the sick breath at my hind
They are the 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 tattooed E.V.I.L. across its 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

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
So I go shuffling out of life
Just to hide in death awhile
And anyway I never lied

My kill-hand is called E.V.I.L
Wears a wedding band that's G.O.O.D
'Tis a long-suffering shackle
Collaring all that rebel blood

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 weighing up of truth
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And I've got nothing left to lose
But I'm not afraid to die

And the mercy seat is glowing
And I think my head is a-melting
And in a way I'm 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 saw no proof
And not a motive why

And the mercy seat is a-melting
And I think my blood is boiling
And in a way I'm spoiling
All the fun by all of this consequence and truth
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And I've got nothing left to lose
And I'm not afraid to die

And the mercy seat is awaiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this measuring of proof
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway there was no proof
And nor a motive why

And the mercy seat is awaiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this measuring of proof
Of 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 waiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this measuring of proof
Of a life for a life
And a truth for a truth
And anyway there was no proof
And I'm not afraid to die

And the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is smoking
And in a way I'm hoping
To be done with all these looks of disbelief
Of 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 awaiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this measuring of proof
Of 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 awaiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this measuring of proof
Of 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 awaiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this measuring of proof
Of 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 awaiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this measuring of proof
Of 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 waiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this measuring of proof
Of an eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
But I'm not afraid to lie

And the mercy seat is-a waiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this measuring of proof
Of an eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
But I'm not afraid to lie

And the mercy seat is awaiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this measuring of proof
Of an eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
And I'm afraid I told a lie

Comenzó cuando vinieron a buscarme a casa
Y me pusieron en el corredor de la muerte
De lo cual soy casi completamente inocente, ya sabes
Y lo diré otra vez
No tengo miedo de morir

Empecé a calentarme y enfriarme
A objetos y sus campos
Una taza raída, una fregona retorcida
La cara de Jesús en mi sopa
Esos siniestros tratos de cena
Las malvadas ruedas del carrito de la comida
Un hueso ganchudo subiendo de mi comida
Todas las cosas son o buenas o malas

Y el asiento de la misericordia me está esperando
Y creo que mi cabeza está ardiendo
Y de alguna manera estoy anhelando
Terminar con toda esta medición de pruebas
De ojo por ojo
Un diente por un diente
Y de todos modos dije la verdad
Y no tengo miedo de morir

Interpreto signos y catalogo
Un diente ennegrecido, una niebla escarlata
Las paredes son malas
Negras, de fondo
Son el aliento enfermizo en mi espalda
Son el aliento enfermizo en mi espalda
Son el aliento enfermizo en mi espalda
Son el aliento enfermizo acumulándose en mi espalda

Escucho historias desde la cámara
Cómo Cristo nació en un pesebre
Y como algún extraño raído
Murió en la cruz
Y permíteme decir
Parece tan adecuado a su manera
Él era carpintero de oficio
O al menos eso me han dicho

Como, mi buena mano tatuó M.A.L. en el puño de su hermano
¡Esa sucia cinco! No hicieron nada para desafiar o resistir

En el Cielo, su trono está hecho de oro
El arca de su Testamento está guardada
Un trono del cual me han dicho
Toda la historia se despliega
Aquí abajo está hecho de madera y alambre
Y mi cuerpo está en llamas
Y Dios nunca está lejos

En el asiento de la misericordia subo
Mi cabeza está afeitada, mi cabeza está conectada
Y como una polilla que intenta
Entrar en el ojo brillante
Así que voy arrastrándome fuera de la vida
Solo para esconderme en la muerte por un tiempo
Y de todos modos nunca mentí

Mi mano asesina se llama M.A.L.
Lleva un anillo de bodas que es B.U.E.N.O.
Es un grillete de sufrimiento largo
Collar de toda esa sangre rebelde

Y el asiento de la misericordia está ardiendo
Y creo que mi cabeza está brillando
Y de alguna manera estoy esperando
Terminar con toda esta evaluación de la verdad
Un ojo por un ojo
Y un diente por un diente
Y no tengo nada más que perder
Pero no tengo miedo de morir

Y el asiento de la misericordia está brillando
Y creo que mi cabeza se está derritiendo
Y de alguna manera estoy ayudando
A terminar con toda esta torcedura de la verdad
Un ojo por un ojo
Y un diente por un diente
Y de todos modos, no vi ninguna prueba
Y no un motivo por qué

Y el asiento de la misericordia se está derritiendo
Y creo que mi sangre está hirviendo
Y de alguna manera estoy echando a perder
Toda la diversión con todas estas consecuencias y verdad
Un ojo por un ojo
Y un diente por un diente
Y no tengo nada más que perder
Y no tengo miedo de morir

Y el asiento de la misericordia está esperando
Y creo que mi cabeza está ardiendo
Y de alguna manera estoy anhelando
Terminar con toda esta evaluación de pruebas
Un ojo por un ojo
Y un diente por un diente
Y de todos modos no había prueba
Y ni un motivo por qué

Y el asiento de la misericordia está esperando
Y creo que mi cabeza está ardiendo
Y de alguna manera estoy anhelando
Terminar con toda esta