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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Vocals
Lenny Kaye
Lenny Kaye
Pedal Steel Guitar
Tony Shanahan
Tony Shanahan
Bass
Oliver Ray
Oliver Ray
Guitar
Jay Dee Daugherty
Jay Dee Daugherty
Drums
Rebecca Wiener
Rebecca Wiener
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Producer
Lenny Kaye
Lenny Kaye
Producer
Tony Shanahan
Tony Shanahan
Producer
Oliver Ray
Oliver Ray
Producer
Jay Dee Daugherty
Jay Dee Daugherty
Producer
Tom Gloady
Tom Gloady
Assistant Recording Engineer
Patrick McCarthy
Patrick McCarthy
Mixing Engineer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Emery Dobyns
Emery Dobyns
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
In my Blakean year
I was so disposed
Toward a mission yet unclear
Advancing pole by pole
[Verse 2]
Fortune breathed into my ear
Mouthed a simple ode
One road was paved in gold
One road is just a road
[Verse 3]
In my Blakean year
Such a woeful schism
The pain of our existence
Was not as I envisioned
[Verse 4]
Boots that trudged from track to track
Worn down to the sole
One road was paved in gold
One road is just a road
[Verse 5]
Boots that tramped from track to track
Worn down to the sole
One road was paved in gold
One road is just a road
[Verse 6]
In my Blakean year
Temptation, yet a hiss
Just a shallow spear
Robed in cowardice
[Verse 7]
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
[Verse 8]
So throw off your stupid cloak
Embrace all that you fear
For joy shall conquer all despair
In my Blakean year
[Verse 9]
So throw off your stupid cloak
Embrace all that you fear
For joy shall conquer all despair
In my Blakean year
[Verse 10]
Mercy hath a human heart
Pity a human face
Love a human form divine
Peace a human dress
To mercy, pity, peace and love
All pray in their distress
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 is the mercy
The mercy
Written by: Patti Smith

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