Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patti Smith
Vocals
Lenny Kaye
Pedal Steel Guitar
Tony Shanahan
Bass
Oliver Ray
Guitar
Jay Dee Daugherty
Drums
Rebecca Wiener
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Patti Smith
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Patti Smith
Producer
Lenny Kaye
Producer
Tony Shanahan
Producer
Oliver Ray
Producer
Jay Dee Daugherty
Producer
Joe Hogan & Tom Gloady
Assistant Recording Engineer
Patrick McCarthy
Mixing Engineer
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Emery Dobyns
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
In my Blakean year
I was so disposed
Toward a mission yet unclear
Advancing pole by pole
Fortune breathed into my ear
Mouthed the simple ode
One road is paved in gold
One road is just a road
In my Blakean year
Such a woeful schism
The pain of our existence
Was not as I envisioned
Boots that trudged from track to track
Worn down to the sole
One road is paved in gold
One road is just a road
Boots that tramped from track to track
Worn down to the sole
One road was paved in gold
One road was just a road
In my Blakean year
Temptation yet a hiss
Just the shallow spear
Robed in cowardice
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
So throw off your stupid cloak
Embrace all that you fear
For joy shall conquer all despair
In my Blakean year
So throw off your stupid cloak
Embrace all that you fear
For joy shall conquer all despair
In my Blakean year
Mercy have the human hart
Pity the human face
Love, the human form divine
Peace, the human dress
To mercy, pity, peace and love
All prey in their distress
But 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's the mercy
The mercy
Writer(s): Patti Smith
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