Mercy Lyrics - Tender Prey - Nick Cave

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