OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Mermaids (Lyric Video)
Watch Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Mermaids (Lyric Video) on YouTube

Featured In

Listen to Push the Sky Away by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
ALBUMPush the Sky AwayNick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Listen to 2010s Indie Essentials featuring Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
PLAYLIST2010s Indie EssentialsApple Music 2010s
Listen to Florence Welch: Haunted Summer featuring Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
PLAYLISTFlorence Welch: Haunted SummerApple Music Summertime Sounds
Listen to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Essentials featuring Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
PLAYLISTNick Cave & The Bad Seeds EssentialsApple Music Alternative
Listen to Inspired by Lou Reed featuring Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
PLAYLISTInspired by Lou ReedApple Music Classic Rock
Listen to Aldous Harding: Influences featuring Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
PLAYLISTAldous Harding: InfluencesApple Music Alternative
Listen to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Halloween Essentials featuring Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
PLAYLISTNick Cave & The Bad Seeds Halloween EssentialsApple Music Rock
Listen to Dany Placard: Influences featuring Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
PLAYLISTDany Placard: InfluencesApple Music
Listen to Ep. 57 Jehnny Beth Playlist featuring Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
PLAYLISTEp. 57 Jehnny Beth PlaylistStart Making Sense
Listen to Anna Laverty: The Engineers featuring Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
PLAYLISTAnna Laverty: The EngineersApple Music Alternative

Top Songs By Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Performer
George Vjestica
George Vjestica
12-String Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Composer
Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
She was a catch
And we were a match
I was the match
That would fire up her snatch
There was a catch
I was no match
I was fired from her crutch
Now I sit around and watch
[Verse 2]
The mermaids sun themselves
Out on the rocks
They are beyond our touch
I watch and watch
And wave at me
They wave at me
They wave and slip
Back into the sea
[Verse 3]
All the ones who come
And all the ones who go
Down to the water
And all the ones who come
And all the ones who go
Down to the sea
[Verse 4]
I believe in God
I believe in mermaids too
I believe in seventy-two virgins
On a chain, why not, why not
I believe in the rapture
For I've seen your face
On the floor of the ocean
At the bottom of the ray
[Verse 5]
I do drive a relentless course
I do husband alertness course
I do mermaid alertness course
Watch them out on the rocks
They wave at me
They wave at me
They wave and slip
Back into the sea
[Verse 6]
All the ones who come
All the ones who go
Down to the water
All the ones who come
And all the ones who go
Down to the sea
[Verse 7]
For all the ones who come
And all the ones who go
Down to the water
All the ones who come
And all the ones who go
Down to the sea
Written by: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis

Shazam Footer

Select language:

Company

Legal

Google Play Store
Apple App Store
Chrome Web Store
Galaxy Store

Follow Us

© Copyright 2025 Apple Inc. and its affiliates | Supplier Responsibility
instagramSharePathic_arrow_out