Mercy
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
I stood in the water
In the middle month of winter
My camel skin was torture
I was in a state of nature
The wind, sir, it was wicked
I was so alone
Just as I predicted
My followers were gone
And I cried ‘Mercy’
Have mercy upon me
And I got down on my knees
Thrown into a dungeon
Bread & water was my portion
Faith – my only weapon
To rest the Devil’s legion
The speak-hole would slide open
A viper’s voice would plead
Thick with innuendo
Syphilis and Greed
And she cried ‘Mercy’
Have mercy upon me
And I told her to get down on her knees
In a garden full of roses
My hands, tied behind me
My cousin was working miracles
I wondered if he’d find me
The moon was turned toward me
Like a platter made of gold
My death, it almost bored me
So often was it told
And I cried ‘Mercy’
I cried mercy on me
Crying ‘Mercy’
Have mercy on me
