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All the Mercy We Have Found

from Slow Dark Train (1997) by Vigilantes of Love

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Written by Bill Mallonee for CyBrenJoJosh (BMI) ©1997

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gotta keep a sharp eye on your heart the company it keeps
you know the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
these days people will swallow about anything to relieve their starvation
i see a whole lot of ghosts on the day of their capitulation

think about my ship run aground
all of the people i let down
yes and the mercy we have found
yes and the mercy we have

i'm not saying my hands are clean
Lord knows my guilt and i'm not faultless
i've numbered and addressed and confessed
these skeletons in my closet

ah please draw near would You bathe and caress
these equal parts faith and hopelessness
equal parts joy and gloom
all wrapped up inside this empty tomb

if you borrow heavily from the thief in an effort to save
what you spend on your false self you got the devil to pay

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from Slow Dark Train (1997), released June 3, 1997

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Bill Mallonee

Bill Mallonee is an Americana artist w/ 80 plus albums over a 30 year career. Voted by Paste Music Magazine #65 in their "Top 100 Living Songwriters" poll. He was the
founding member of Vigilantes of Love. He has worked with Mark Heard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, & Peter Buck from REM.
His most recent work, "Lead On, Kindly Light" is a 23song double Cd released Feb 2020.
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