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Death Have Mercy

from The New Faith by Jake Blount

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    **NOTE** Due to vinyl manufacturing delays and supply chain issues, the release date on the vinyl edition of 'The New Faith is to be determined, estimated early 2023.

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    All US orders will be shipped USPS media mail. [note: photo is mock-up of actual product]
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lyrics

Woah, Death, have mercy
Hah, Death, have mercy
Oh, Death, have mercy
Spare me over another year

If I was a flower in my bloom and
Make Death cut me down so soon

Oh, Death, have mercy
Hah, Death, have mercy
Oh, Death, have mercy
Spare me over another year

Fallen in you like I resolve something new
Like I belong in dispute
Proof in the pudding, balance in my footin
I stood where I could, now I’m fallin for you
Coulda sawed me in two pieces
Heart on my sleeve, and the blood coulda drew leeches
You a fantasy, and one I plan to keep
Drawing lines in the sand that’ll reach between two beaches
I’m sure of it, walking hand in hand
Makin’ a plan to go and get to the core of it
My heart’s iron-solid, you make ore of it
My entire mind and body for sure toughened

You gotta love it
Have mercy on me, I don’t know more’s coming
I can't force it, you lord above it
Praise you, I of course covet
Implore you to bring another morning, I’m mourning
Those who never knew you, nor them
Still wishing you’d ignore them,
Hoping I’d be more important
Your love I need more than portions, blood coursin’
I feel it morph, and I’m wonderin’

Oh, what is this that I can’t see,
Cold icy hands all over me

Oh, Death, have mercy
Hah, Death, have mercy
Oh, Death, have mercy
Spare me over another year

Could I live for you, till your list gets ‘spanded
I’m again born new, could I begin adorned, too
I know many get lost, I feel I’m torn, too
I know you pull strings, I feel I’m more in tune
Now that it’s my turn
This is between us, feel like my life’s curse
Feelings come out in the dark, limited spark
I know that light work
Wool over eyes, pull it apart
Tell me where the infinite start,
End in a split second
Mercy on my soul, no I can’t catch it
Though it’s for sure definite
And you voicing your name is the most deafening

Oh, this is the way that death begins, it
Close your eyes and stretch your limbs
Oh, Death, have mercy
Hah, Death, have mercy
Oh, Death, have mercy
Spare me over another year

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from The New Faith, released September 23, 2022

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Jake Blount Providence, Rhode Island

Jake Blount is an award-winning banjoist, fiddler, singer and scholar. He has studied with modern masters of old-time music, including Bruce Molsky, Judy Hyman (of the Horse Flies), and Rhiannon Giddens and Hubby Jenkins (of the GRAMMY-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops). Although he is proficient in multiple old-time styles, he specializes in the music of Black and Native American communities. ... more

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