The Mercy Seat (live in Copenhagen)
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โฑ๏ธ 5:21 duration
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๐ Lyrics
Alright, George
I began to warm and chill
To objects and their fields
A ragged cup and 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, good or ungood
And the mercy seat is awaiting
And I think my head is a burning
In a way I'm yearning to be done
With all this weight of the truth
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
And I'm not afraid to die
Interpret sign 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
And 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
My kill-hand tattooed "Evil" across his brother's fist
That filthy five did nothing to challenge or resist
In Heaven His throne is made of gold
And 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
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 "Evil"
Wears a wedding band that's good
'Tis a long-suffering shackle
Collaring all that rebel blood
And the mercy seat is awaiting
And I think my head is a-burning
In a way I'm yearning to be done
With all this weighing up of truth
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
And anyway, I've told the truth
And I'm not afraid to die
And the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is melting
In a way it's helping to be done
With all this locks of disbelief
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 boiling
In a way that's spoiling all of thongs
By all these locks of disbelief
An eye for a eye and a tooth for a tooth
And anyway, I told the truth
And I'm not afraid to die
Now the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is burning
In a way I'm yearning to be done
With all these looks of disbelief
A lie for a lie and a truth for a truth
And anyway, there was no clue
And I'm afraid I told a lie
I began to warm and chill
To objects and their fields
A ragged cup and 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, good or ungood
And the mercy seat is awaiting
And I think my head is a burning
In a way I'm yearning to be done
With all this weight of the truth
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
And I'm not afraid to die
Interpret sign 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
And 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
My kill-hand tattooed "Evil" across his brother's fist
That filthy five did nothing to challenge or resist
In Heaven His throne is made of gold
And 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
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 "Evil"
Wears a wedding band that's good
'Tis a long-suffering shackle
Collaring all that rebel blood
And the mercy seat is awaiting
And I think my head is a-burning
In a way I'm yearning to be done
With all this weighing up of truth
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
And anyway, I've told the truth
And I'm not afraid to die
And the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is melting
In a way it's helping to be done
With all this locks of disbelief
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 boiling
In a way that's spoiling all of thongs
By all these locks of disbelief
An eye for a eye and a tooth for a tooth
And anyway, I told the truth
And I'm not afraid to die
Now the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is burning
In a way I'm yearning to be done
With all these looks of disbelief
A lie for a lie and a truth for a truth
And anyway, there was no clue
And I'm afraid I told a lie
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:03.15] Alright, George
[00:06.11]
[00:18.94] I began to warm and chill
[00:22.01] To objects and their fields
[00:25.55] A ragged cup and a twisted mop
[00:28.60] The face of Jesus in my soup
[00:32.18] Those sinister dinner deals
[00:35.36] The meal trolley's wicked wheels
[00:38.98] A hooked bone rising from my food
[00:42.24] All things, good or ungood
[00:45.28] And the mercy seat is awaiting
[00:48.72] And I think my head is a burning
[00:51.95] In a way I'm yearning to be done
[00:55.56] With all this weight of the truth
[00:59.01] An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
[01:02.35] And anyway I told the truth
[01:06.05] And I'm not afraid to die
[01:10.91]
[01:15.74] Interpret sign and catalogue
[01:19.09] A blackened tooth, a scarlet fog
[01:22.44] The walls are bad, black bottom kind
[01:25.79] They are the sick breath at my hind
[01:28.92] They are the sick breath at my hind
[01:32.34] They are the sick breath at my hind
[01:35.58] They are the sick breath gathering at my hind
[01:41.85] And I hear stories from the chamber
[01:45.13] How Christ was born into a manger
[01:48.33] And like some ragged stranger died upon the cross
[01:53.08] And might I say, it seems so fitting in its way
[01:57.85] He was a carpenter by trade
[02:01.55] Or at least that's what I'm told
[02:05.22]
[02:10.27] My kill-hand tattooed "Evil" across his brother's fist
[02:17.12] That filthy five did nothing to challenge or resist
[02:23.51] In Heaven His throne is made of gold
[02:26.71] And the ark of his Testament is stowed
[02:30.04] A throne from which I'm told
[02:32.16] All history does unfold
[02:34.42] Down here it's made of wood and wire
[02:37.83] And my body is on fire
[02:41.73] And God is never far away
[02:44.61] Into the mercy seat I climb
[02:48.07] My head is shaved, my head is wired
[02:51.22] Like a moth that tries to enter the bright eye
[02:55.33] So I go shuffling out of life
[02:58.63] Just to hide in death awhile
[03:02.78] And anyway I never lied
[03:05.25] My kill-hand is called "Evil"
[03:08.39] Wears a wedding band that's good
[03:11.24] 'Tis a long-suffering shackle
[03:14.29] Collaring all that rebel blood
[03:17.07] And the mercy seat is awaiting
[03:20.18] And I think my head is a-burning
[03:22.78] In a way I'm yearning to be done
[03:25.70] With all this weighing up of truth
[03:28.83] An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
[03:31.77] And anyway, I've told the truth
[03:34.56] And I'm not afraid to die
[03:37.16] And the mercy seat is waiting
[03:39.81] And I think my head is melting
[03:42.94] In a way it's helping to be done
[03:45.62] With all this locks of disbelief
[03:48.77] An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
[03:51.51] And anyway, I told the truth
[03:54.55] And I'm not afraid to die
[03:57.18] And the mercy seat is waiting
[03:59.83] And I think my head is boiling
[04:02.89] In a way that's spoiling all of thongs
[04:05.75] By all these locks of disbelief
[04:08.66] An eye for a eye and a tooth for a tooth
[04:11.41] And anyway, I told the truth
[04:14.48] And I'm not afraid to die
[04:16.77] Now the mercy seat is waiting
[04:19.69] And I think my head is burning
[04:22.41] In a way I'm yearning to be done
[04:25.31] With all these looks of disbelief
[04:28.22] A lie for a lie and a truth for a truth
[04:31.19] And anyway, there was no clue
[04:34.06] And I'm afraid I told a lie
[04:38.03]
[00:06.11]
[00:18.94] I began to warm and chill
[00:22.01] To objects and their fields
[00:25.55] A ragged cup and a twisted mop
[00:28.60] The face of Jesus in my soup
[00:32.18] Those sinister dinner deals
[00:35.36] The meal trolley's wicked wheels
[00:38.98] A hooked bone rising from my food
[00:42.24] All things, good or ungood
[00:45.28] And the mercy seat is awaiting
[00:48.72] And I think my head is a burning
[00:51.95] In a way I'm yearning to be done
[00:55.56] With all this weight of the truth
[00:59.01] An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
[01:02.35] And anyway I told the truth
[01:06.05] And I'm not afraid to die
[01:10.91]
[01:15.74] Interpret sign and catalogue
[01:19.09] A blackened tooth, a scarlet fog
[01:22.44] The walls are bad, black bottom kind
[01:25.79] They are the sick breath at my hind
[01:28.92] They are the sick breath at my hind
[01:32.34] They are the sick breath at my hind
[01:35.58] They are the sick breath gathering at my hind
[01:41.85] And I hear stories from the chamber
[01:45.13] How Christ was born into a manger
[01:48.33] And like some ragged stranger died upon the cross
[01:53.08] And might I say, it seems so fitting in its way
[01:57.85] He was a carpenter by trade
[02:01.55] Or at least that's what I'm told
[02:05.22]
[02:10.27] My kill-hand tattooed "Evil" across his brother's fist
[02:17.12] That filthy five did nothing to challenge or resist
[02:23.51] In Heaven His throne is made of gold
[02:26.71] And the ark of his Testament is stowed
[02:30.04] A throne from which I'm told
[02:32.16] All history does unfold
[02:34.42] Down here it's made of wood and wire
[02:37.83] And my body is on fire
[02:41.73] And God is never far away
[02:44.61] Into the mercy seat I climb
[02:48.07] My head is shaved, my head is wired
[02:51.22] Like a moth that tries to enter the bright eye
[02:55.33] So I go shuffling out of life
[02:58.63] Just to hide in death awhile
[03:02.78] And anyway I never lied
[03:05.25] My kill-hand is called "Evil"
[03:08.39] Wears a wedding band that's good
[03:11.24] 'Tis a long-suffering shackle
[03:14.29] Collaring all that rebel blood
[03:17.07] And the mercy seat is awaiting
[03:20.18] And I think my head is a-burning
[03:22.78] In a way I'm yearning to be done
[03:25.70] With all this weighing up of truth
[03:28.83] An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
[03:31.77] And anyway, I've told the truth
[03:34.56] And I'm not afraid to die
[03:37.16] And the mercy seat is waiting
[03:39.81] And I think my head is melting
[03:42.94] In a way it's helping to be done
[03:45.62] With all this locks of disbelief
[03:48.77] An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
[03:51.51] And anyway, I told the truth
[03:54.55] And I'm not afraid to die
[03:57.18] And the mercy seat is waiting
[03:59.83] And I think my head is boiling
[04:02.89] In a way that's spoiling all of thongs
[04:05.75] By all these locks of disbelief
[04:08.66] An eye for a eye and a tooth for a tooth
[04:11.41] And anyway, I told the truth
[04:14.48] And I'm not afraid to die
[04:16.77] Now the mercy seat is waiting
[04:19.69] And I think my head is burning
[04:22.41] In a way I'm yearning to be done
[04:25.31] With all these looks of disbelief
[04:28.22] A lie for a lie and a truth for a truth
[04:31.19] And anyway, there was no clue
[04:34.06] And I'm afraid I told a lie
[04:38.03]