Mr Johnny Cash does an excellent, heartfelt cover of this Nick Cave song. No I am not kidding. It's from the year 2000. I myself have little or no exposure to Nick Cave, so this was somewhat eye-opening for me.
A bit like yesterday's Peter Gabriel song, this appears to be another narrator-as-baddie song. Indeed he is sitting on the electric chair and knows that the Mercy Seat is waiting; I assume a Biblical reference that he's off to meet his maker. Plus probably a dark pun on chair/seat.
Oh, I forgot to tell you. He's telling his tale as his "head is burning." It's extraordinary stuff, both lyrically and performance-wise.
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