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

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
All things either good or ungood

And the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I´m yearning
To be done with all this weighing 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

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
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
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
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

And the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I´m yearning
To be done with all this weighing 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

And the mercy seat is burning
And I think my head is glowing

And in a way I´m hopin´
To be done with all this twisting of the truth
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And any way 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 loose
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 any way I told the truth
But I´m afraid I told a lie

Cette chanson est une reprise. Sa version originale a été créée par
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds