the street where mercy died

we were huddled in the rain, in vain, we waited for the train
and where were people warm and dry? on the street where mercy died
on the street where mercy died, on the street where mercy died

smirking the appointed one, takes photo ops under the sun
while sisters wailed and brothers cried to the street where mercy died,
to the street where mercy died, to the street where mercy died

to see the wind, don't need a vane
it's just god's will, the hurricane
but the flood that came like none before
can be traced back to that white house door

from the father to the sun, the plan was set, the deed was done
the truth was spun, undone, tongue-tied on the street where mercy died
on the street where mercy died, on the street where mercy died

it's a black heart full of lies, it's a white house that denies
and feeds us corporate alibis from the street where mercy died
from the street where mercy died, from the street where mercy died

to see the wind, don't need a vane
it's just god's will, the hurricane
but the flood that came like none before,
is traced back to that white house door

if you feel you've been deceived, and don't know who you can believe
follow where the money hides on the street where mercy died
on the street where mercy died, on the street where mercy died

in a house all painted white, lights were turned out for the night
in peaceful dreams the "haves" just sighed
on the street where mercy died


words and music by james lee stanley, 2005/2006 james lee stanley music, bmi
for hurricaine katherine and the shrub