The Witness Song
Nick Cave & The Bad Seed

Oh yeah, yeah

Yes well, well, well

I took a walk down to the port

Where strangers meet and do consort

All blinkered with desire

And a winter fog moved thickly on

A winter fog moved thickly on

A winter fog moved thickly on

Now, who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

When the fog's too thick to see

And I saw a friend beside a wall

Her hands were raised in supplication

And her face I could not see at all

And I raised my hands in rage

And I brought them down again

And we entered through the eastern door

I entered through the eastern door

She entered through the eastern door

And now, who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

When you're all too blind to see

And time gets somewhat muddled here

But no matter, no matter

Here come the events all tumbling down

Now, beyond the wall was a great garden

Into which we passed 'cause of me and my friend

The place was all overgrown with weeds

And behold from its centre there rose a great fountain

A fountain with the healin' waters

Yes, a fountain with the healin' waters

And we knelt down by the rim

And I dipped my hand in and she dipped her hand in too

And I said, Are you healed?

And she said, Well are you healed?

And I said, Yes, I'm healed

And she said, Oh, yes I'm healed then too

And I said, Babe, you are a liar

Babe, you are a liar

Babe, you are a liar

Babe, you are a liar

Babe, you are a liar, too

Now, who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

When you're all too healed to see

And I kissed her once, I kissed her twice

And made my way to leave her

And she raised her hand up to her face

And brought it down again

I said, That gesture, it will haunt me

That gesture, it will haunt me

And I left there by the eastern door

She left there by the western door

Now, who will be the witness

Who will be the witness there

When you're blind and you can't see

Who will be the witness, baby

Who will be the witness there

When you're all so clean and you cannot see

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness, baby

Who will be the witness there

Oh, when your friends are everywhere

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness there

And your enemies have ceased to care

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness, baby

Who will be the witness there, yeah

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness

Who will be the witness, yeah

Who will be the witness, yeah

Who will be the witness


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