The Witness Song Lyrics by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

The Witness Song Lyrics

    Yeah, yeah
    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
    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 brought them down again
    And we entered through the eastern door
    And i entered through the eastern door
    And she entered through the eastern door

    Now, who will be the witness
    When you're all to blind to see
    O yes, yes, yes

    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
    Me and my friend
    And the place was all overgrown with weeds
    And behold from its centre there rose a great fountain
    The fountain with the healing 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 "well, yes i'm healed then too"
    And i said "babe, you are a liar"
    "babe, you are a liar"
    "babe, you are a liar, too"
    Now, who will be the witness
    When you're all to 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 there
    When you're blind and you can't see
    Who will be the witness there
    When you're all so clean and you cannot see
    Who will be the witness there
    When your friends are everywhere
    Who will be the witness there
    And your enemies have ceased to care
    (ad lib)

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