Song | Testify |
Artist | Russell Crowe |
Album | My Hand My Heart |
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[00:19.21] | I feel the irons on my wrist |
[00:21.51] | and lament it’s come to this |
[00:23.93] | When they hang me from the gallows tree, |
[00:26.53] | “Such as life,” you’ll hear me hiss. |
[00:28.38] | I’m not the reddest handed bandit here, |
[00:30.45] | but I’m the one who’ll take the fall; |
[00:33.25] | This smoking gun’s been smothered by |
[00:35.56] | the long arm of the law. |
[00:41.07] | The Chaplin says, “The end has started, |
[00:42.98] | and your Judgement has begun” |
[00:45.48] | Prayers can lead to God’s forgiveness |
[00:47.56] | for all the foolish things you’ve done. |
[00:49.91] | You’ve got tonight to find some peace of mind |
[00:52.72] | before you leave this world.” |
[00:55.15] | And I hope and pray that I may |
[00:57.40] | never get what I deserve. |
[00:59.19] | Take me down to the river, |
[01:01.81] | Preacher, take me by the hand, |
[01:03.95] | Take me down to the river, |
[01:06.25] | mend the soul of a broken man, |
[01:08.74] | Drown me in forgiveness, |
[01:10.88] | wash these bloody hands of mine, |
[01:13.03] | Take me down to one last river, Lord, |
[01:15.73] | Let me testify. |
[01:20.99] | I believe in God’s benevolence, |
[01:23.63] | And I have seen with my own eyes, |
[01:25.93] | in the river just outside the gate, |
[01:27.98] | Sunday sinners get baptized. |
[01:30.27] | And I’ll pray for my redemption, |
[01:32.32] | But I’m quite sure that he won’t hear, |
[01:34.81] | I’ve never had that watered cross, |
[01:37.51] | trickle in my ear. |
[01:42.75] | The chaplain’s face it grew sadder, |
[01:44.85] | He said “you’ve not been christened, Son?” |
[01:47.98] | “No,” I said, and I hung my head, |
[01:50.07] | “Is there nothing to be done? |
[01:52.03] | If I could get down to that river, |
[01:54.28] | Can’t you see how cleansed I’d be? |
[01:57.15] | The latest lamb, in God’s hands. |
[01:59.29] | And my soul would be set free.” |
[02:01.09] | Take me down to the river, |
[02:03.43] | Preacher, take me by the hand, |
[02:05.62] | Take me down to the river, |
[02:07.89] | mend the soul of a broken man, |
[02:10.77] | Drown me in forgiveness, |
[02:12.54] | wash these bloody hands of mine, |
[02:14.78] | Take me down to one last river, Lord, |
[02:19.61] | Let me testify. |
[02:21.63] | oh You'd better to testify |
[02:23.06] | (testify) |
[02:54.18] | They take me to the river banks, |
[02:56.48] | Two guards and the chaplain. |
[02:58.76] | The moonlight shines on the holy tides, |
[03:00.77] | My prayers have been answered. |
[03:02.92] | I take my sodden walk to Jesus, |
[03:05.16] | All piety and grace. |
[03:07.86] | The guards release my shackles, |
[03:10.19] | But they cannot read my face. |
[03:16.04] | The deepest breath that I can take, |
[03:18.00] | As I plunge under the water. |
[03:20.49] | The chaplain had the kindest ways, |
[03:22.60] | But he could have been a whole lot smarter. |
[03:25.13] | Two kicks and I’m traveling, |
[03:27.13] | Beneath the muddy waters gleam. |
[03:29.32] | And by the time I take a second breath, |
[03:31.63] | I’m a hundred yards downstream. |
[03:33.58] | Take me down to the river, |
[03:35.91] | Preacher, take me by the hand, |
[03:38.06] | Take me down to the river, |
[03:40.70] | mend the soul of a broken man, |
[03:43.24] | Drown me in forgiveness, |
[03:44.91] | wash these bloody hands of mine, |
[03:47.26] | Take me down to one last river, Lord, |
[03:49.90] | Let me testify. |
[03:56.39] | Take me down to the river, |
[03:57.84] | Preacher, take me by the hand, |
[03:59.78] | Take me down to the river, |
[04:02.08] | mend the soul of a broken man, |
[04:04.72] | Drown me in forgiveness, |
[04:06.67] | wash these bloody hands of mine, |
[04:08.93] | Take me down to one last river, Lord, |
[04:11.39] | Let me testify. |
[00:19.21] | I feel the irons on my wrist |
[00:21.51] | and lament it' s come to this |
[00:23.93] | When they hang me from the gallows tree, |
[00:26.53] | " Such as life," you' ll hear me hiss. |
[00:28.38] | I' m not the reddest handed bandit here, |
[00:30.45] | but I' m the one who' ll take the fall |
[00:33.25] | This smoking gun' s been smothered by |
[00:35.56] | the long arm of the law. |
[00:41.07] | The Chaplin says, " The end has started, |
[00:42.98] | and your Judgement has begun" |
[00:45.48] | Prayers can lead to God' s forgiveness |
[00:47.56] | for all the foolish things you' ve done. |
[00:49.91] | You' ve got tonight to find some peace of mind |
[00:52.72] | before you leave this world." |
[00:55.15] | And I hope and pray that I may |
[00:57.40] | never get what I deserve. |
[00:59.19] | Take me down to the river, |
[01:01.81] | Preacher, take me by the hand, |
[01:03.95] | Take me down to the river, |
[01:06.25] | mend the soul of a broken man, |
[01:08.74] | Drown me in forgiveness, |
[01:10.88] | wash these bloody hands of mine, |
[01:13.03] | Take me down to one last river, Lord, |
[01:15.73] | Let me testify. |
[01:20.99] | I believe in God' s benevolence, |
[01:23.63] | And I have seen with my own eyes, |
[01:25.93] | in the river just outside the gate, |
[01:27.98] | Sunday sinners get baptized. |
[01:30.27] | And I' ll pray for my redemption, |
[01:32.32] | But I' m quite sure that he won' t hear, |
[01:34.81] | I' ve never had that watered cross, |
[01:37.51] | trickle in my ear. |
[01:42.75] | The chaplain' s face it grew sadder, |
[01:44.85] | He said " you' ve not been christened, Son?" |
[01:47.98] | " No," I said, and I hung my head, |
[01:50.07] | " Is there nothing to be done? |
[01:52.03] | If I could get down to that river, |
[01:54.28] | Can' t you see how cleansed I' d be? |
[01:57.15] | The latest lamb, in God' s hands. |
[01:59.29] | And my soul would be set free." |
[02:01.09] | Take me down to the river, |
[02:03.43] | Preacher, take me by the hand, |
[02:05.62] | Take me down to the river, |
[02:07.89] | mend the soul of a broken man, |
[02:10.77] | Drown me in forgiveness, |
[02:12.54] | wash these bloody hands of mine, |
[02:14.78] | Take me down to one last river, Lord, |
[02:19.61] | Let me testify. |
[02:21.63] | oh You' d better to testify |
[02:23.06] | testify |
[02:54.18] | They take me to the river banks, |
[02:56.48] | Two guards and the chaplain. |
[02:58.76] | The moonlight shines on the holy tides, |
[03:00.77] | My prayers have been answered. |
[03:02.92] | I take my sodden walk to Jesus, |
[03:05.16] | All piety and grace. |
[03:07.86] | The guards release my shackles, |
[03:10.19] | But they cannot read my face. |
[03:16.04] | The deepest breath that I can take, |
[03:18.00] | As I plunge under the water. |
[03:20.49] | The chaplain had the kindest ways, |
[03:22.60] | But he could have been a whole lot smarter. |
[03:25.13] | Two kicks and I' m traveling, |
[03:27.13] | Beneath the muddy waters gleam. |
[03:29.32] | And by the time I take a second breath, |
[03:31.63] | I' m a hundred yards downstream. |
[03:33.58] | Take me down to the river, |
[03:35.91] | Preacher, take me by the hand, |
[03:38.06] | Take me down to the river, |
[03:40.70] | mend the soul of a broken man, |
[03:43.24] | Drown me in forgiveness, |
[03:44.91] | wash these bloody hands of mine, |
[03:47.26] | Take me down to one last river, Lord, |
[03:49.90] | Let me testify. |
[03:56.39] | Take me down to the river, |
[03:57.84] | Preacher, take me by the hand, |
[03:59.78] | Take me down to the river, |
[04:02.08] | mend the soul of a broken man, |
[04:04.72] | Drown me in forgiveness, |
[04:06.67] | wash these bloody hands of mine, |
[04:08.93] | Take me down to one last river, Lord, |
[04:11.39] | Let me testify. |
[00:19.21] | I feel the irons on my wrist |
[00:21.51] | and lament it' s come to this |
[00:23.93] | When they hang me from the gallows tree, |
[00:26.53] | " Such as life," you' ll hear me hiss. |
[00:28.38] | I' m not the reddest handed bandit here, |
[00:30.45] | but I' m the one who' ll take the fall |
[00:33.25] | This smoking gun' s been smothered by |
[00:35.56] | the long arm of the law. |
[00:41.07] | The Chaplin says, " The end has started, |
[00:42.98] | and your Judgement has begun" |
[00:45.48] | Prayers can lead to God' s forgiveness |
[00:47.56] | for all the foolish things you' ve done. |
[00:49.91] | You' ve got tonight to find some peace of mind |
[00:52.72] | before you leave this world." |
[00:55.15] | And I hope and pray that I may |
[00:57.40] | never get what I deserve. |
[00:59.19] | Take me down to the river, |
[01:01.81] | Preacher, take me by the hand, |
[01:03.95] | Take me down to the river, |
[01:06.25] | mend the soul of a broken man, |
[01:08.74] | Drown me in forgiveness, |
[01:10.88] | wash these bloody hands of mine, |
[01:13.03] | Take me down to one last river, Lord, |
[01:15.73] | Let me testify. |
[01:20.99] | I believe in God' s benevolence, |
[01:23.63] | And I have seen with my own eyes, |
[01:25.93] | in the river just outside the gate, |
[01:27.98] | Sunday sinners get baptized. |
[01:30.27] | And I' ll pray for my redemption, |
[01:32.32] | But I' m quite sure that he won' t hear, |
[01:34.81] | I' ve never had that watered cross, |
[01:37.51] | trickle in my ear. |
[01:42.75] | The chaplain' s face it grew sadder, |
[01:44.85] | He said " you' ve not been christened, Son?" |
[01:47.98] | " No," I said, and I hung my head, |
[01:50.07] | " Is there nothing to be done? |
[01:52.03] | If I could get down to that river, |
[01:54.28] | Can' t you see how cleansed I' d be? |
[01:57.15] | The latest lamb, in God' s hands. |
[01:59.29] | And my soul would be set free." |
[02:01.09] | Take me down to the river, |
[02:03.43] | Preacher, take me by the hand, |
[02:05.62] | Take me down to the river, |
[02:07.89] | mend the soul of a broken man, |
[02:10.77] | Drown me in forgiveness, |
[02:12.54] | wash these bloody hands of mine, |
[02:14.78] | Take me down to one last river, Lord, |
[02:19.61] | Let me testify. |
[02:21.63] | oh You' d better to testify |
[02:23.06] | testify |
[02:54.18] | They take me to the river banks, |
[02:56.48] | Two guards and the chaplain. |
[02:58.76] | The moonlight shines on the holy tides, |
[03:00.77] | My prayers have been answered. |
[03:02.92] | I take my sodden walk to Jesus, |
[03:05.16] | All piety and grace. |
[03:07.86] | The guards release my shackles, |
[03:10.19] | But they cannot read my face. |
[03:16.04] | The deepest breath that I can take, |
[03:18.00] | As I plunge under the water. |
[03:20.49] | The chaplain had the kindest ways, |
[03:22.60] | But he could have been a whole lot smarter. |
[03:25.13] | Two kicks and I' m traveling, |
[03:27.13] | Beneath the muddy waters gleam. |
[03:29.32] | And by the time I take a second breath, |
[03:31.63] | I' m a hundred yards downstream. |
[03:33.58] | Take me down to the river, |
[03:35.91] | Preacher, take me by the hand, |
[03:38.06] | Take me down to the river, |
[03:40.70] | mend the soul of a broken man, |
[03:43.24] | Drown me in forgiveness, |
[03:44.91] | wash these bloody hands of mine, |
[03:47.26] | Take me down to one last river, Lord, |
[03:49.90] | Let me testify. |
[03:56.39] | Take me down to the river, |
[03:57.84] | Preacher, take me by the hand, |
[03:59.78] | Take me down to the river, |
[04:02.08] | mend the soul of a broken man, |
[04:04.72] | Drown me in forgiveness, |
[04:06.67] | wash these bloody hands of mine, |
[04:08.93] | Take me down to one last river, Lord, |
[04:11.39] | Let me testify. |