The Fix - First Came Mercy текст песни

Grahame:
Held to the back
Wholly defeated
I'm been
Through it

Out of the race
Swiftly unseated
Been there
Screw it!

Right from my birth
How I was guided
Ev'rything planned
All decisions decided

But oh, the body
This soul was provided...

Chorus:
The body was weak, horribly weak
The body was weak, horribly weak

Grahame:
Show me no mercy
Show me no mercy...

Chorus:
Mercy
Compassion
Pity
And lies
Condescention
Shielding of eyes
Dire impatience
Spiteful asides
Ridicule
Shame

Grahame:
First came mercy
Then compassion
Good and just

Chorus:
First came mercy...

Grahame:
Third came pity
Futile pity
Fourth was veiled disgust
Then the condescending smiles appeared

Chorus:
First came mercy...
First came mercy...

Grahame:
Lo, the hateful game.

Chorus:
First came mercy...
First came mercy...

Grahame:
Sixth came the eyes, coolly averted
Seventh, all patience, completely deserted
Eighth came the spite

Chorus:
First came mercy...

Grahame:
Oh, blessed are the lame

Chorus:
Mercy...
Mercy...

Grahame:
Ninth, the outward ridicule

Chorus:
First came mercy...
First came mercy...

Grahame:
Tenth, and lastly
Shame

Chorus:
First came mercy...
First came mercy...
First came mercy...!

Grahame:
Never-ending show
Never-ending game
Never-ending roundabout
In laying the blame

Grahame & Chorus:
Never-ending woe
Never-ending flame
Never-ending pilgrimage
From mercy to shame...

Richard:
Year's up, Grahame. Time for your physical.

Grahame:
You can jam that up your own ass today, Richard. I'm busy.

Richard:
Give us an 'ah'.

Grahame:
Aaahhh.

Chorus:
First came mercy...

Grahame:
How long have I got then, doc?

Richard:
You look tired, Grahame

Grahame:
Oh, very kind of you to notice. I am tired. You try putting in these kind of hours...

Richard:
Well we're none of us getting any younger are we?

Chorus:
First came mercy...
First came mercy...

Richard:
How are the arms holding out?

Squeeze this.

Chorus:
First came mercy...
First came mercy...

Richard:
Crutches doing the job?

Grahame:
I get around.

Richard:
Do your legs give you any help?

Grahame:
You've seen my legs. Shriveled twigs. Cinnamon sticks in tiny metal cages. What do you think?

Richard:
I think you're going to kill yourself if you keep hobbling around on those things much longer.

Chorus:
First came mercy...

Grahame:
Explain.

Chorus:
Mercy, mercy...

Richard:
It's time for the next step, Grahame.

Grahame:
Alright.

Chorus:
First came mercy...
First came mercy...

Richard:
I'll have it sent over, today.

Chorus:
First came mercy...
First came mercy...
First came mercy...

Grahame & Chorus:
Never-ending show
Never-ending game
Never-ending roundabout
In laying the blame

Never-ending woe
Never-ending flame
Never-ending pilgrimage
From mercy to shame...

Grahame: (as one part)
Never-ending show
Never-ending game
Never-ending roundabout
In laying the blame

Never-ending woe
Never-ending flame
Never-ending pilgrimage
From mercy to shame...

Women: (as a second part)
Mercy, compassion
Pity and lies
Condescension
Shielding of eyes
Dire impatience
Spiteful asides
Ridicule...
Shame...

Men: (as one part)
Mercy, compassion
Pity and lies
Condescension
Shielding of eyes
Dire impatience
Spiteful asides
Ridicule...
Shame...

Women: (as a second part)
Mercy
Mercy
First came
Mercy
Mercy
Mercy
First came
Mercy...

Grahame:
Here comes the crip
Better bend at the attitude
Smile as he passes
Extend extra latitude
Look down your nose
And expect shows of gratitude.

Damn me with mercy

Chorus:
First came mercy!

Grahame:
Plague me with mercy

Grahame: (as one part)
Show me no mercy

Show me no mercy...!

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Chorus: (as a second part)
First came mercy!

First came mercy!

Never-ending mercy...
Never-ending mercy...
Never-ending mercy...
Never-ending mercy...
Never-ending mercy...
Never-ending mercy...
Never-ending mercy...

Grahame:
No!