Interpret:

Patti Smith

Album:

Trampin'

In my Blakean year 
I was so disposed
Toward a mission yet unclear 
Advancing pole by pole


Fortune breathed into my ear 
Mouthed a simple ode
One road is paved in gold 
One road is just a road


In my Blakean year 
Such a woeful schism
The pain of our existence 
Was not as I envisioned


Boots that trudged from track to track 
Worn down to the sole
One road is paved in gold 
One road is just a road


Boots that tramped from track to track 
Worn down to the sole
One road was paved in gold 
One road was just a road


In my Blakean year 
Temptation but a hiss
Just a shallow spear 
Robed in cowardice


Brace yourself for bitter flack 
For a life sublime
A labyrinth of riches 
Never shall unwind
The threads that bind the pilgrim's sack 
Are stitched into the Blakean back


So throw off your stupid cloak 
Embrace all that you fear
For joy shall conquer all despair 
In my Blakean year


So throw off your stupid cloak 
Embrace all that you fear
For joy shall conquer all despair 
In my Blakean year


Mercy has a human heart 
Pity a human face 
Love a human form of defy 
Peace a human dress 
To mercy, pity, peace and love 


For praying their distress
But mercy shall embrace 
Mercy shall embrace 
Mercy, it is the mercy 
It is the mercy


Mercy shall embrace 
Mercy shall embrace 
Mercy shall embrace 
It's the mercy, mercy