"The Mercy Seat", extrait de l'album AMERICAN III : Solitary Man br br Je dois ici confesser une chose terrible pour certains de mes proches...Johnny Cash est mon idole numéro un. (Et oui Maman, ne pleure pas, ce n’est pas Daniel Guichard) br br Pour tenter, s'il en est besoin, de vous convaincre de me rejoindre dans la Cash mania, je vous propose ici la reprise que Mister cash a faite de l'un des plus grands titres de Nick Cave, autre idole de mon petit panthéon personnel. br br Une excellente version de ce titre interprété par son auteur est également visible, grâce à Fredmarou, ici : br a href=" br br "It all began when they come took me from my home br And put me on Death Row, br a crime for which I am totally innocent, you know. br br I began to warm and chill br To objects and their fields, br A ragged cup, a twisted mop br The face of Jesus in my soup br Those sinister dinner deals br The meal trolley's wicked wheels br A hooked bone rising from my food br All things either good or ungood. br br And the mercy seat is waiting br And I think my head is burning br And in a way I'm yearning br To be done with all this weighing of the truth. br An eye for an eye br And a tooth for a tooth br And anyway I told the truth br And I'm not afraid to die. br br I hear stories from the chamber br Christ was born into a manger br And like some ragged stranger br He died upon the cross br Might I say, it seems so fitting in its way br He was a carpenter by trade br Or at least that's what I'm told br br My kill-hand's br tatooed E.V.I.L. across it's brother's fist br That filthy five! They did nothing to challenge or resist. br br In Heaven His throne is made of gold br The ark of his Testament is stowed br A throne from which I'm told br All history does unfold. br It's made of wood and wire br And my body is on fire br And God is never far away. br br Into the mercy seat I climb br My head is shaved, my head is wired br And like a moth that tries br To enter the bright eye br I go shuffling out of life br Just to hide in death awhile br And anyway I never lied. br br And the mercy seat is waiting br And I think my head is burning br And in a way I'm yearning br To be done with all this weighing of the truth. br An eye for an eye br And a tooth for a tooth br And anyway I told the truth br And I'm not afraid to die. br br And the mercy seat is burning br And I think my head is glowing br And in a way I'm hoping br To be done with all this twisting of the truth. br An eye for an eye br And a tooth for a tooth br And anyway there was no proof br And I'm not afraid to die. br br And the mercy seat is glowing br And I think my head is smoking br And in a way I'm hoping br To be done with all these looks of disbelief. br A life for a life br And a truth for a truth br And I've got nothing left to lose br And I'm not afraid to die. br br And the mercy seat is smoking br And I think my head is melting br And in a way that's helping br To be done with all this twisting of the truth br An eye for an eye br And a tooth for a tooth br And anyway I told the truth br But I'm afraid I told a lie.