My Blakean Year Songtext
von Patti Smith

In my Blakean year
I was so disposed
Toward a mission yet unclear
Advancing pole by pole

Fortune breathed into my ear
Mouthed the simple ode
One road is paved in gold
One road is just a road

In my Blakean year
Such a woeful schism
The pain of our existence
Was not as I envisioned

Boots that trudged from track to track
Worn down to the sole
One road is paved in gold
One road is just a road


Boots that tramped from track to track
Worn down to the sole
One road was paved in gold
One road was just a road

In my Blakean year
Temptation yet a hiss
Just the shallow spear
Robed in cowardice

Brace yourself for bitter flack
For a life sublime
A labyrinth of riches
Never shall unwind
The threads that bind the pilgrim′s sack
Are stitched into the Blakean back

So throw off your stupid cloak
Embrace all that you fear
For joy shall conquer all despair
In my Blakean year

So throw off your stupid cloak
Embrace all that you fear
For joy shall conquer all despair
In my Blakean year


Mercy have the human hart
Pity the human face
Love, the human form divine
Peace, the human dress
To mercy, pity, peace and love
All prey in their distress
But mercy shall embrace
Mercy shall embrace
Mercy
It is the mercy
It is the mercy
Mercy shall embrace
Mercy shall embrace
Mercy shall embrace
It's the mercy
The mercy