The Witness Song Lyrics - Nick Cave & The Bad Seed

Oh yeah, yeah 

Yes well, well, well 

I took a walk down to the port 

Where strangers meet and do consort 

All blinkered with desire 

And a winter fog moved thickly on 

A winter fog moved thickly on 

A winter fog moved thickly on 

Now, who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

When the fog's too thick to see 

And I saw a friend beside a wall 

Her hands were raised in supplication 

And her face I could not see at all 

And I raised my hands in rage 

And I brought them down again 

And we entered through the eastern door 

I entered through the eastern door 

She entered through the eastern door 

And now, who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

When you're all too blind to see 

And time gets somewhat muddled here 

But no matter, no matter 

Here come the events all tumbling down 

Now, beyond the wall was a great garden 

Into which we passed 'cause of me and my friend 

The place was all overgrown with weeds 

And behold from its centre there rose a great fountain 

A fountain with the healin' waters 

Yes, a fountain with the healin' waters 

And we knelt down by the rim 

And I dipped my hand in and she dipped her hand in too 

And I said, "Are you healed?" 

And she said, "Well are you healed?" 

And I said, "Yes, I'm healed" 

And she said, "Oh, yes I'm healed then too" 

And I said, "Babe, you are a liar" 

"Babe, you are a liar" 

"Babe, you are a liar" 

"Babe, you are a liar" 

"Babe, you are a liar, too" 

Now, who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

When you're all too healed to see 

And I kissed her once, I kissed her twice 

And made my way to leave her 

And she raised her hand up to her face 

And brought it down again 

I said, "That gesture, it will haunt me" 

That gesture, it will haunt me 

And I left there by the eastern door 

She left there by the western door 

Now, who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness there 

When you're blind and you can't see 

Who will be the witness, baby 

Who will be the witness there 

When you're all so clean and you cannot see 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness, baby 

Who will be the witness there 

Oh, when your friends are everywhere 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness there 

And your enemies have ceased to care 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness, baby 

Who will be the witness there, yeah 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness 

Who will be the witness, yeah 

Who will be the witness, yeah 

Who will be the witness