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lyrics

we arrived some years ago
a million miles from home armed to the teeth
the words were scratched into the kitchen wall
the mercy
and though it was in english
we could not understand
but after endless days
on the veranda watching the sun rise and fall
nothing to do but let days burn
as animals dreamed up by a mad god
wander treeless plains
after months hiding beneath corrugated iron roofs while the sun shrieked overhead
after years of red sand filling our lungs and dreams
now it is perfect in its poetry
the mercy
of a new dawn
awaken in sweet soaked nightmares
the mercy
of laughing hysterically, red faced and wide eyed at nothing
the mercy
of the songs we sung as children
familiar on our tongues
twisting our hearts
till tears roll into our beards
the mercy
of letters from home
words that smell faintly of rain and forgiveness
the mercy
of suicide
respite from back breaking boredom
the mercy
of drinking the nights dead
falling through the house screaming your mothers name
bloody and half starved
waiting for orders
that will never arrive
the mercy
of fear and madness
the mercy
of rice paper fairy tales
the devil stalks this godless land
the mercy
of whores
with desert cunts and charcoal hearts
whispering the name of lost loves in beds of piss and death
the mercy
of memories of home
whittled down to shimmering perfection
the mercy
of death waiting patiently to take us from this burning hell

credits

from Dead Dogs Dance (2013), released October 31, 2013
poem - Tourettes
Beat - Saan Barratt
Violon - Anda
Recorded - Mich Malloy
Mixed and Mastered - Tom Anderson

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Tourettes Auckland, New Zealand

Dominic Hoey aka Tourettes is a poet, author and musician

based in Auckland, New Zealand. Under the moniker Tourettes, Dominic
has released four critically acclaimed studio albums. In a former life,

he was an MC battle and slam-poetry champion. He has performed
his poetry around the world ... more

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