2016 demo with Brian Parsley (drums) and Dietrick Klooster (bass). Trying to feel out a more restrained version, on the ol' HC upright (hey, Pop) and with way too much faux-mellotron.
Lyrics
Mission of mercy.
(Copyright 1984 Timothy Brickley, David Rheins & Pete Gable)
Been on a mission of mercy to Reno,
left the garden and the fruit stopped growing.
Like a shepherd’s lost his sheep ‘cause the sky was snowing,
what remains is almost nothing.
You’ll never be rid of her
and her sweet craziness.
You were hit harder than I thought.
From the moment I met you,
we were always saying goodbye.
From the moment I met you,
we were always saying it’s a mission of mercy.
Love a dancer – and she’ll plant flowers in your heart.
Shade the garden – and water it with your love, and
like the ash from your cigarette falls your heart.
Been on a mission of mercy to Reno,
left the garden and the fruit stopped growing.
Like a shepherd’s lost his sheep ‘cause the sky was snowing,
what remains is almost nothing.
Gabriel’s horn couldn’t pipe you down,
but you treated her still like a tramp.
Wipe those tears from her face tonight,
you’re going to a dance tonight.
Like daylight she smiled, and
threw her shows in the ocean.
She said, Baby, I ain’t ever coming back,
it’s a mission of mercy.
Love a dancer – and she’ll plant flowers in your heart.
Shade the garden – and water it with your love, and
like the ash from your cigarette falls your heart.
Been on a mission of mercy to Reno.
