Testify

Song Testify
Artist Russell Crowe
Album My Hand My Heart

Lyrics

[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.

Pinyin

[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.