Mercy Beat, The
๐ต 2131 characters
โฑ๏ธ 7:23 duration
๐ ID: 12695441
๐ Lyrics
There's a high wind blowin, & the stars are shining bright,
Oh what a night, this is gonna be--
I think I'll let the world sleep without me.
I got one eye open, one eye closed.
& my thin body's trembling beneath the bedclothes,
My hearts beatin' against the roof of my mouth
--It's almost time to get out of this house.
I got one hand on the radio, one hand on the wheel,
I got my right foot on the floorboard,--
& I'm preparing to kill or be killed.
There's a high wind blowin', & the stars are shining bright.
& the rain upon the tarmac,
--helps me sail through the traffic lights,
I'm heading down to the dock of the bay,
--to feel the power of the waves,
I'm gonna move up close to that wind,
& wrestle with the thoughts solitude always brings.
Y'see I'm stuck between hell & the deep blue sea,
& I know that water's sucked under better man than me,
I was just another western guy,
--with desires that couldn't be satisfied,
So one day, I asked the angels for inspiration,
--but the devil bought me a drink,
& he's been buying them ever since,
he's had the liquor on my tongue
--feel like the sea upon the sand,
he's had me signing confessions
--from this shaking hand,
he's had me struggling to hang onto hope--
Like a drunken sailor in a tugboat
with a bottle of vodka in my overcoat,
& my dog eared bible lost--overboard
Y'see he tricked me into temptation,
So I've tricked him into this confrontation,
I never said I was the man I appeared to be
not the flesh wrapped around the bones of necessity.
Or the soul on fire--scribbling thoughts for posterity.
I'm gonna have little lucifer, runnin' off to purgatory,
--with his tail between his legs,
I'm gonna teach him a lesson
--he ain't ever gonna forget.
All the vultures & crows are fixin up some tombstones
but they won't be chewing the meat off my bones.
There's a high wind blowin' & the stars are shining bright.
Me & him are gonna have a little knife fight,
--in the bowels of the big city skyline,
Oh this feelin' inside runs dark & deep
--Tonight my hearts not thumping
--A Mercy Beat
I was just another western guy,
with desires that couldn't be--satisfied.
Oh what a night, this is gonna be--
I think I'll let the world sleep without me.
I got one eye open, one eye closed.
& my thin body's trembling beneath the bedclothes,
My hearts beatin' against the roof of my mouth
--It's almost time to get out of this house.
I got one hand on the radio, one hand on the wheel,
I got my right foot on the floorboard,--
& I'm preparing to kill or be killed.
There's a high wind blowin', & the stars are shining bright.
& the rain upon the tarmac,
--helps me sail through the traffic lights,
I'm heading down to the dock of the bay,
--to feel the power of the waves,
I'm gonna move up close to that wind,
& wrestle with the thoughts solitude always brings.
Y'see I'm stuck between hell & the deep blue sea,
& I know that water's sucked under better man than me,
I was just another western guy,
--with desires that couldn't be satisfied,
So one day, I asked the angels for inspiration,
--but the devil bought me a drink,
& he's been buying them ever since,
he's had the liquor on my tongue
--feel like the sea upon the sand,
he's had me signing confessions
--from this shaking hand,
he's had me struggling to hang onto hope--
Like a drunken sailor in a tugboat
with a bottle of vodka in my overcoat,
& my dog eared bible lost--overboard
Y'see he tricked me into temptation,
So I've tricked him into this confrontation,
I never said I was the man I appeared to be
not the flesh wrapped around the bones of necessity.
Or the soul on fire--scribbling thoughts for posterity.
I'm gonna have little lucifer, runnin' off to purgatory,
--with his tail between his legs,
I'm gonna teach him a lesson
--he ain't ever gonna forget.
All the vultures & crows are fixin up some tombstones
but they won't be chewing the meat off my bones.
There's a high wind blowin' & the stars are shining bright.
Me & him are gonna have a little knife fight,
--in the bowels of the big city skyline,
Oh this feelin' inside runs dark & deep
--Tonight my hearts not thumping
--A Mercy Beat
I was just another western guy,
with desires that couldn't be--satisfied.
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:39.86] There's a high wind blowin, & the stars are shining bright,
[00:47.16] Oh what a night, this is gonna be--
[00:49.83] I think I'll let the world sleep without me.
[00:52.54] I got one eye open, one eye closed.
[00:56.14] & my thin body's trembling beneath the bedclothes,
[00:59.72] My hearts beatin' against the roof of my mouth
[01:02.47] --It's almost time to get out of this house.
[01:11.58] I got one hand on the radio, one hand on the wheel,
[01:17.81] I got my right foot on the floorboard,--
[01:20.55] & I'm preparing to kill or be killed.
[01:24.10] There's a high wind blowin', & the stars are shining bright.
[01:30.57] & the rain upon the tarmac,
[01:34.16] --helps me sail through the traffic lights,
[01:36.87] I'm heading down to the dock of the bay,
[01:40.47] --to feel the power of the waves,
[01:43.13] I'm gonna move up close to that wind,
[01:46.80] & wrestle with the thoughts solitude always brings.
[02:03.03] Y'see I'm stuck between hell & the deep blue sea,
[02:05.70] & I know that water's sucked under better man than me,
[02:09.42] I was just another western guy,
[02:12.13] --with desires that couldn't be satisfied,
[02:15.74] So one day, I asked the angels for inspiration,
[02:18.44] --but the devil bought me a drink,
[02:24.71] & he's been buying them ever since,
[02:41.06] he's had the liquor on my tongue
[02:43.78] --feel like the sea upon the sand,
[02:47.36] he's had me signing confessions
[02:50.19] --from this shaking hand,
[02:53.77] he's had me struggling to hang onto hope--
[02:56.45] Like a drunken sailor in a tugboat
[03:00.08] with a bottle of vodka in my overcoat,
[03:02.74] & my dog eared bible lost--overboard
[03:19.02] Y'see he tricked me into temptation,
[03:21.72] So I've tricked him into this confrontation,
[03:25.48] I never said I was the man I appeared to be
[03:28.17] not the flesh wrapped around the bones of necessity.
[03:31.74] Or the soul on fire--scribbling thoughts for posterity.
[03:38.06] I'm gonna have little lucifer, runnin' off to purgatory,
[03:41.65] --with his tail between his legs,
[03:44.34] I'm gonna teach him a lesson
[03:47.10] --he ain't ever gonna forget.
[03:50.76] All the vultures & crows are fixin up some tombstones
[03:53.41] but they won't be chewing the meat off my bones.
[03:57.07] There's a high wind blowin' & the stars are shining bright.
[04:02.53] Me & him are gonna have a little knife fight,
[04:07.08] --in the bowels of the big city skyline,
[04:09.71] Oh this feelin' inside runs dark & deep
[04:13.34] --Tonight my hearts not thumping
[04:15.12] --A Mercy Beat
[04:41.31] I was just another western guy,
[04:45.06] with desires that couldn't be--satisfied.
[04:57.66]
[00:47.16] Oh what a night, this is gonna be--
[00:49.83] I think I'll let the world sleep without me.
[00:52.54] I got one eye open, one eye closed.
[00:56.14] & my thin body's trembling beneath the bedclothes,
[00:59.72] My hearts beatin' against the roof of my mouth
[01:02.47] --It's almost time to get out of this house.
[01:11.58] I got one hand on the radio, one hand on the wheel,
[01:17.81] I got my right foot on the floorboard,--
[01:20.55] & I'm preparing to kill or be killed.
[01:24.10] There's a high wind blowin', & the stars are shining bright.
[01:30.57] & the rain upon the tarmac,
[01:34.16] --helps me sail through the traffic lights,
[01:36.87] I'm heading down to the dock of the bay,
[01:40.47] --to feel the power of the waves,
[01:43.13] I'm gonna move up close to that wind,
[01:46.80] & wrestle with the thoughts solitude always brings.
[02:03.03] Y'see I'm stuck between hell & the deep blue sea,
[02:05.70] & I know that water's sucked under better man than me,
[02:09.42] I was just another western guy,
[02:12.13] --with desires that couldn't be satisfied,
[02:15.74] So one day, I asked the angels for inspiration,
[02:18.44] --but the devil bought me a drink,
[02:24.71] & he's been buying them ever since,
[02:41.06] he's had the liquor on my tongue
[02:43.78] --feel like the sea upon the sand,
[02:47.36] he's had me signing confessions
[02:50.19] --from this shaking hand,
[02:53.77] he's had me struggling to hang onto hope--
[02:56.45] Like a drunken sailor in a tugboat
[03:00.08] with a bottle of vodka in my overcoat,
[03:02.74] & my dog eared bible lost--overboard
[03:19.02] Y'see he tricked me into temptation,
[03:21.72] So I've tricked him into this confrontation,
[03:25.48] I never said I was the man I appeared to be
[03:28.17] not the flesh wrapped around the bones of necessity.
[03:31.74] Or the soul on fire--scribbling thoughts for posterity.
[03:38.06] I'm gonna have little lucifer, runnin' off to purgatory,
[03:41.65] --with his tail between his legs,
[03:44.34] I'm gonna teach him a lesson
[03:47.10] --he ain't ever gonna forget.
[03:50.76] All the vultures & crows are fixin up some tombstones
[03:53.41] but they won't be chewing the meat off my bones.
[03:57.07] There's a high wind blowin' & the stars are shining bright.
[04:02.53] Me & him are gonna have a little knife fight,
[04:07.08] --in the bowels of the big city skyline,
[04:09.71] Oh this feelin' inside runs dark & deep
[04:13.34] --Tonight my hearts not thumping
[04:15.12] --A Mercy Beat
[04:41.31] I was just another western guy,
[04:45.06] with desires that couldn't be--satisfied.
[04:57.66]