Mercy Seat

Cash Johnny

It all began when they took me from my home
And put me on Death Row,
A crime for which I am totally innocent, you know.

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1. I began to warm and chill
   To objects and their fields,
   A ragged cup, 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
   And all things either good or ungood.

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R: And the mercy seat is waiting
   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 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.

2. I hear stories from the chamber
   Christ was born into a manger
   And like some ragged stranger
   He died upon the cross
   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

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My kill hand's tatooed E.V.I.L.
Across it's brother's fist
That filthy five!
They did nothing to challenge or resist.

3. In Heaven His throne is made of gold
   The ark of his Testament is stowed
   A throne from which I'm told
   All history does unfold.
   It's made of wood and wire
   And my body is on fire
   And God is never far away.

4. Into the mercy seat I climb
   My head is shaved, my head is wired
   And like a moth that tries
   To enter the bright eye
   I go shuffling out of life
   Just to hide in death awhile
   And anyway I never lied.

R: And the mercy seat is waiting...
   
   And the mercy seat is burning
   And I think my head is glowing
   And in a way I'm hoping
   To be done with all this twisting of the truth.
   An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
   And anyway there was no proof
   And I'm not afraid to die.
   
   And the mercy seat is glowing
   And I think my head is smoking
   And in a way I'm hoping
   To be done with all these looks of disbelief.
   A life for a life and a truth for a truth
   And I've got nothing left to lose
   And I'm not afraid to die.
   
   And the mercy seat is smoking
   And I think my head is melting
   And in a way that's helping
   To be done with all this twisting of the truth.
   An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
   And anyway I told the truth
   But I'm afraid I told a lie.