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Mercy

From the Album: Tender Prey |

This version of Mercy was released by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in 1988.

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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 and 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
Cryind ‘Mercy’
Have mercy on me


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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds has released many songs over the years besides Mercy. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds released songs from 1984 to 2004 spanning across albums like From Her To Eternity, The Firstborn Is Dead, Kicking Against The Pricks, Your Funeral My Trial, Tender Prey, The Good Son, Henry's Dream, Let Love In, Murder Ballads, The Boatman's Call, No More Shall We Part, and Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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