The Mercy Seat (Nick Cave cover) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by motrhed13 

Cover art for The Mercy Seat (Nick Cave cover) lyrics by Johnny Cash

This song is about guilt, delial, and acceptance for what the man has done. He wrestles with the guilt so much that he finally looks at his punishment by death in the electric chair as a relief. He is so eaten up with guilt that death would be more merciful than living with what he's done.