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[ti:The Mercy Seat] |
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[ar:Johnny Cash] |
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it all began when they took me from my home |
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and put me on death row, |
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a crime for which i am totally innocent,you know. |
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i began to warm and chill |
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to objects and their fields, |
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a ragged cup,a twisted mop |
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the face of jesus in my soup |
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those sinister dinner deals |
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the meal trolley's wicked wheels |
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a hooked bone rising from my food |
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all things either good or ungood. |
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and the mercy seat is waiting |
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and i think my head is burning |
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and in a way i'm yearning |
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to be done with all this weighing of the truth. |
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an eye for an eye |
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and a tooth for a tooth |
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and anyway i told the truth |
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and i'm not afraid to die. |
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i hear stories from the chamber |
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christ was born into a manger |
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and like some ragged stranger |
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he died upon the cross |
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might i say,it seems so fitting in its way |
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he was a carpenter by trade |
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or at least that's what i'm told |
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my kill-hand's |
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tatooed e.v.i.l.across it's brother's fist |
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that filthy five!they did nothing to challenge or resist. |
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in heaven his throne is made of gold |
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the ark of his testament is stowed |
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a throne from which i'm told |
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all history does unfold. |
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it's made of wood and wire |
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and my body is on fire |
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and god is never far away. |
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into the mercy seat i climb |
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my head is shaved,my head is wired |
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and like a moth that tries |
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to enter the bright eye |
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i go shuffling out of life |
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just to hide in death awhile |
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and anyway i never lied. |
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and the mercy seat is waiting |
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and i think my head is burning |
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and in a way i'm yearning |
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to be done with all this weighing of the truth. |
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an eye for an eye |
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and a tooth for a tooth |
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and anyway i told the truth |
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and i'm not afraid to die |
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and the mercy seat is burning |
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and i think my head is glowing |
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and in a way i'm hopin' |
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to be done with all this twistin'of the truth. |
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an eye for an eye |
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and a tooth for a tooth |
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and any way there was no proof |
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and i'm not afraid to die |
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and the mercy seat is glowing |
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and i think my head is smoking |
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and in a way i'm hopin' |
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to be done with all these looks of disbelief. |
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a life for a life |
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and a truth for a truth |
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and i've got nothin'left to loose. |
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and i'm not afraid to die |
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and the mercy seat is smoking |
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and i think my head is melting |
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and in a way that's helpin' |
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to be done with all this twistin'of the truth |
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an eye for an eye |
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and a tooth for a tooth |
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and any way i told the truth |
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but i'm afraid i told a lie. |