City of Refuge
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
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You better run You better run You better run and run and run You better run You better run You better run and run and run and run and run You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge Oh, when you stand before the Father In a state of shame Because your robes are covered in mud When you kneel at the feet Of a woman of the street The gutters will run with blood They will run with blood You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge In the days of madness My brother, my sister When you're dragged toward the Hell-mouth You will beg for the end But there ain't gonna be one, friend For the grave will spew you out It will spew you out You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You'll be working in the darkness Against your fellow man And you'll find you're called to come forth So you'll scrub and you'll scrub Hey but the trouble is, Bob The blood it won't wash off No, it won't come off You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge When you stand before the Father In a state of shame Because your robes are covered in mud When you kneel at the feet Of some harlot off the street The gutters will run with blood They will run with blood You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run and run and run and run and run
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