Like The 309-Johnny Cash

[00:02.37]it all began when they took me from my home [00:04.76]and put me on death row, [00:06.27]a crime for which i am totally innocent,you know. [00:12.34]i began to warm and chill [00:13.62]to objects and their fields, [00:16.77]a ragged cup,a twisted mop [00:20.23]the face of jesus in my soup [00:22.93]those sinister dinner deals [00:25.35]the meal trolley's wicked wheels [00:28.35]a hooked bone rising from my food [00:31.11]all things either good or ungood. [00:33.98]and the mercy seat is waiting [00:35.25]and i think my head is burning [00:39.33]and in a way i'm yearning [00:40.98]to be done with all this weighing of the truth. [00:44.90]an eye for an eye [00:46.50]and a tooth for a tooth [00:48.33]and anyway i told the truth [00:51.08]and i'm not afraid to die. [00:52.52]i hear stories from the chamber [01:01.87]christ was born into a manger [01:04.54]and like some ragged stranger [01:05.65]he died upon the cross [01:08.78]might i say,it seems so fitting in its way [01:12.81]he was a carpenter by trade [01:14.46]or at least that's what i'm told [01:17.57]my kill-hand's [01:24.87]tatooed e.v.i.l.across it's brother's fist [01:29.00]that filthy five!they did nothing to challenge or resist. [01:32.48]in heaven his throne is made of gold [01:37.50]the ark of his testament is stowed [01:39.32]a throne from which i'm told [01:42.40]all history does unfold. [01:44.32]it's made of wood and wire [01:46.09]and my body is on fire [01:51.01]and god is never far away. [01:53.79]into the mercy seat i climb [01:55.32]my head is shaved,my head is wired [01:59.55]and like a moth that tries [02:01.28]to enter the bright eye [02:02.95]i go shuffling out of life [02:06.44]just to hide in death awhile [02:10.24]and anyway i never lied. [02:13.13]and the mercy seat is waiting [02:15.79]and i think my head is burning [02:18.66]and in a way i'm yearning [02:20.55]to be done with all this weighing of the truth. [02:24.47]an eye for an eye [02:25.59]and a tooth for a tooth [02:27.34]and anyway i told the truth [02:28.95]and i'm not afraid to die [02:32.57]and the mercy seat is burning [02:34.00]and i think my head is glowing [02:37.92]and in a way i'm hopin' [02:39.73]to be done with all this twistin'of the truth. [02:43.83]an eye for an eye [02:45.00]and a tooth for a tooth [02:46.64]and any way there was no proof [02:49.68]and i'm not afraid to die [02:51.76]and the mercy seat is glowing [02:53.25]and i think my head is smoking [02:57.14]and in a way i'm hopin' [02:58.94]to be done with all these looks of disbelief. [03:02.95]a life for a life [03:04.20]and a truth for a truth [03:05.80]and i've got nothin'left to loose. [03:08.96]and i'm not afraid to die [03:10.37]and the mercy seat is smoking [03:13.69]and i think my head is melting [03:16.40]and in a way that's helpin' [03:18.07]to be done with all this twistin'of the truth [03:22.01]an eye for an eye [03:23.19]and a tooth for a tooth [03:24.90]and any way i told the truth [03:28.07]but i'm afraid i told a lie.