The Witness Song (2010 Digital Remaster)

The Witness Song
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Yeah, yeah
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 fogs 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 youre all to 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
Me and my friend
And the place was all overgrown with ****s
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, Im healed
And she said Well, yes Im 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 youre 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 youre blind and you cant see
Who will be the witness there
When youre 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