A Man Of Hate Lyrics - Singles - Jarboe

take pity, please, lord misery 

how shiny your throne as you view the stage 

oh majesty, you flatter-see before you o'this our humble 

play 

applaud the dance-such innocence 

before you, have mercy a man of hate 

we sing for thee, lady destiny 

how bloody our knees as we kiss your name 

oh can it be, kind blasphemy 

anoint, pray, your servants, offering 

this innocence, such innocence 

before you have mercy a man of hate 

we claim its not our fault 

we're actors in our guilty mission 

for shame is in the thought 

not our pretty submission: 

"reveal my good confession what i hope to gain 

i admit to grand obsession breathing in my veins 

watch lovers there pull out their hair 

so slowly to rise toward the sky 

one plucks feathers from wings leather 

his luck is decreed from angel cain 

it's not too late-open the ruby gate 

show mercy before this man of hate 

thus is our tail of woe and wail 

we tried to enact so faithfully 

but humankind so frail is blind 

our failings do fall as the ax does swing 

oh innocence, bleed innocence 

tormented, behold we're all men of hate 

plead innocence, such innocence... 

"behold, i'm a man of hate.