John Cale
Fear Is A Man's Best Friend - John Cale

Lyrics

Mercy

Mercy

  1. Mercy
  2. Marilyn Monroe's Legs (Beauty Elsewhere) - feat. Actress
  3. Noise of You
  4. Story of Blood - feat. Weyes Blood
  5. Time Stands Still - feat. Sylvan Esso
  6. Moonstruck (Nico's Song)
  7. Everlasting Days - feat. Animal Collective
  8. Night Crawling/li>
  9. Not The End of the World
  10. The Legal Status of Ice - feat. Fat White Family
  11. I Know You're Happy - feat. Tei Shi
  12. Out Your Window - feat. Tony Allen
Mercy

Mercy

Lives do matter
Lives don't matter
Wolves getting ready

Wolves getting ready
They're gonna buy more guns
Rolling around in the snow and the mud
Lights exploding above

Colder, colder, colder, cold
The celebration started early
Everybody was upset
Couldn't find a way to stop it
With so many left for dead

I'm looking for mercy, more and more

Colder, colder, colder, cold
Lives do matter
Lives don't matter
Nothing, nothing at all

Days and days were spent in anger
Nights were filled with lust
Lift me up and show me mercy
Now everybody's upset

Lift me up, lift me up

Mercy, mercy
Have mercy, mercy
Mercy, mercy, mercy on me
Waiting, waiting
Please have mercy on me
Lift me up, lift me up
Lift me up, lift me up
Mercy, mercy one more time

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Mercy

Marilyn Monroe's Legs (Beauty Elsewhere)

The cube of nine seven three

Late to the party, she's always there
She's always there, late to the party
She's always there
I never did see, never did see, much
Always, always
Beauty, elsewhere
Elsewhere, elsewhere

Seven times seven and forty-nine
The cube of nine seven three
Seven times seven and forty-nine
The cube of nine seven three
Running into space, running
Running into space, running, running

It was ugly, it was ugly
It was ugly, it was ugly
There's always beauty elsewhere
Always beauty elsewhere
Never, never, elsewhere
She was always there

Late to the party
Late to the party

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Mercy

Noise of You

Bells ring out, the snow falls
The choir is finishing its song
Your footsteps on the stairs, meet at the River House
To say goodbye, to say goodbye

Was the noise of you, was the noise of you
Was the noise of you, was the noise of you

Waiting for my hearing to return
So I can hear you again
Was the noise of you, was the noise of you
Was the noise of you, was the noise of you
Was the noise of you, was the noise of you

Was so long, long ago
Was so long, long ago, so long
I hear you, I hear you now
I hear you now

Was the noise of you, was the noise of you
Was the noise of you (gonna h?ar it in your head, hear it),
was the nois? of you (gonna hear it in your head, hear it)
It's gone, it's gone
Was the noise of you (gonna hear it in your head), was the noise of you
Was the noise of you, was the noise of you
Was the noise of you, was the noise of you
Was the noise of you, was the noise of you
(Gonna hear it in your head, hear it)
(Gonna hear it in your head, hear it)
I hear you now

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Mercy

Story of Blood

This is the story, the story of blood
It starts in the heart
It moves all around, wakes you in the morning
And brings you down

You see it coming, the thickness and the color
Sliding across the floor
It moves all around, wakes you in the morning
And brings you down
And brings you down

It's the color of midnight where we lie
Sinking in the sand
Watching the rain come pouring down
On the other side of life

Swing your soul, swing your soul

It moves all around
It moves all around, brings you down
It moves all around, wakes you in the morning
This is the story, the story of blood

I'm standing here waiting, waiting in the morning
Sleepy and hoping for the tide to turn
I'm going back to get th?m, my friends in the morning
Bring them with m? into the light

Swing your soul, swing your soul
Watching the rain come pouring down
Swing your soul
The thickness and the color
Sliding across the floor
Swing your soul

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Mercy

Time Stands Still - feat. Sylvan Esso

The Grandeur that was Europe
Is sinking in the mud
The savagery that was the Church of God
Has already joined the club

The melody that was language
Was the hook that caught the fish
Did you realize how late it was
Later than you think

I'm sleeping, sleeping, sleeping
And time is standing still

The roses in the garden are growing in the rain
Competing with the poppy for the sun

It's Christmas in the wilderness, spring time in Japan
Monsoons happening everywhere
Even in your backyard
I don't want to hear about heartache or dancing in the snow
We've all been there, so many times before

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Mercy

Moonstruck (Nico's Song)

Moonstruck, moonstruck
Moonstruck, moonstruck

You're a moonstruck junkie lady, staring at your feet
Breathing words into an envelope
To be opened on your death

And miles and miles
And miles and miles
Miles and miles

Do the waltz and then the overture
In the belly of the beast
Please console me, yes please hold me
I have come to make my peace
And miles and miles
And miles and miles
And mil?s and miles to go

So afraid of your own shadow
Following close behind
How did you cov?r, so much territory?
Eating up the miles

And miles and miles to go
And miles and miles to go

Wanna take the day, wanna take the night
Wanna take the day, wanna take the night

And you can't see what's in front of you Doesn't matter, you're broke
And looking for miles and miles
And miles and miles
And miles and miles to go
And miles and miles away

Don't be afraid of this life
Be afraid of this life

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Mercy

Everlasting Days - feat. Animal Collective

I'm not making excuses
I'm not making amends
Are we saving face, on a day of confusion?
Or clearing the air?

All the doors flew open swinging in anger
Slamming back and forth
Shaking, shaking, breaking more
Down into the floor
Is there something you could say?
Is there something you could do?
Stop the memories from drifting away

I'm not, not, making excuses
I'm not making amends
Are we saving face on a day of confusion?
Or clearing the air?

When we try to walk away, wh?n we turn our backs
And a smile
Will we see th? past that haunts us now?
When we try to walk away, when we turn our backs
And a smile
Will we see the past that haunts us now?

If I say I'm sorry ,if I say I'm sorry, one more time

Thinking those days will be coming back
Thinking those days are gone

Again and again
Again and again those days, those days

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Mercy

Night Crawling

Help me to help you
To figure things out
Anyone can play the game
Odds are, we'll carry on

I can't even tell
When you're putting me on
We've played that game before
I can't even tell
When you're putting me on
We've played that game before

You ask me to say
How our lives would b? different today
Think about the way you feel
And the way you live today

I can't even tell
When you're putting me on
We've played that game before
I can't even tell
When you're putting me on
We've played that game before

We've played that game before
We've played that game
Yes, we've played that game before
We've played that game

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Mercy

Not The End of the World

You're too soon into the desert
The corner of the sun
Awoken by the river the river rushing by
The river rushing by the river rushing by
The river rushing by in my corner of the sky

I'd been awoken by the river rushing by
Carrying the hopes of many tts reflection of the sky

Leave me floating on the water
It's a spiteful thing to do
As strong as it was generous
We had a lot of shit to do
River rushing by river rushing by River rushing by what a spiteful thing
to do

With the camels standing senseless
From driving through the night
Not so strong and not so fearless
It's not the end of the world tonight

It's not the end of the world
It's not the end of the world
It's not the end of the world tonight
It's not the end of the world
It's not the end of the world
It's not the end of the world
It's not the end of the world

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Mercy

The Legal Status of Ice - feat. Fat White Family

What is the legal status of ice?
Where does it come and where does it go
Floats on top with vanilla
Liquor in the bottom
I don't know

What is the legal status of ice?
Floats on the bottom very nice
Liquor in the bottom
I don't know
Pour that liquor, pour it out

Floating to the North Pole leaving tonight
Swimming in the North Sea under the ice
Floats on top with vanilla
What is the legal status of ice?
What is the legal status of ice?

Ding dong the wicked witch is dead, dead, dead
Ding dong the wicked witch is dead
Tie her up and run around her beastly head
The polar bears are warm tonight

Pour that liquor, pour it out
Pour that liquor, pour it out

What is the legal status of ice?
Where does it come and where does it go
Floats on top with vanilla
Liquor in the bottom
I don't know

Floating on an iceberg hoping, I'll see you again
Pour that liquor, pour it out
Floating on an iceberg hoping, I'll see you again
Pour that liquor, pour it out
Floating on an iceberg hoping, I'll see you again
Pour that liquor, pour it out

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Mercy

I Know You're Happy - feat. Tei Shi

I can't be your hero, don't wanna be your fool
Always sympathetic, playing by your rules
you're happy when, I'm sad
I know you're happy when, I know you're happy when, I'm sad
Always

Will your poison save me, will it burn me down
Will our hearts be transplanted, will you show me how

Congratulations, I know you're satisfied
You've been discovered, since you were on my mind
Always, always, playing by your rules

I know you're happy when, I know you're happy when, I'm sad
I know you're happy when, I know you're happy when, I'm sad

Can you save me, save me, save me

Will your poison save me, will it burn me down
Will our hearts be transplanted, ill you show me how
Will your poison save me, will it burn me down
Will our hearts be transplanted, will you show me how

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Mercy

Out Your Window - feat. Tony Allen

If you jump out your window, I will break your falln
I'll hold you close and keep you calmn
Wherever you decide to gon
Please, please don't gon
Please, please don't gon
Please don't gon
Please, please don't go

Don't you be jumping out, don't you be jumping out your windown
Don't you be jumping out, don't you be jumping out your window

I came outside to meet you in the lunch time sunn
Waiting with the other screaming maniacs theren
Then I saw a silhouette up on the roofn
And I ran to climb the stairwell up to you

Come on down, the water's warmn
I'll sail away with youn
Come on down, we're waiting heren
And hold your head up high

Don't you be jumping out, don't you be jumping out your windown
Don't you be jumping out, don't you be jumping out your window

If you're wanting to go please, take me with youn
Please, please come home

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