Cher - Sisters of Mercy Lyrics

Sisters of Mercy

Sisters of Mercy

Quote from Cher. "This song I really wrote for my mom. When I was a baby, she was forced to put me in a Catholic orphanage while she worked at an all-night Diner for a dollar a night. When she went to get the back, the mother superior told her she should put me up for adoption. It took my mother six months to get them to release me back to her. I guess we were both well gilded by that experience. I have however known plenty of nuns and priests that are loving, caring human beings."

Your faith is not faithful
You grace has no grace
Your mercy shows no mercy
Is there nowhere out of this place?

There's a baby crying softly
In a dark and dangerous place
She's imprisoned by no language
Fear grips her tiny face
In God's house she's held a hostage
By a cruel and heartless mob
There's some rules they think God's written
And it justifies their job

Sisters of Mercy
Daughters of hell
They always weave
Their webs of flies
And wrap you in their wicked spell
Sisters of Mercy,
Masters of pain
They tried to crucify your innocence
And do it in God's name

There's a baby
Sobbing softly
In a crib that's now a cage
She's done nothing to deserve this
But it sanctifies their rage
They use god like he's a weapon
Only for a chosen few
Then hide behind pious faces
Like the guilty always do

Sisters of Mercy,
Mothers of shamed
A baby only gets to heaven
If she's baptized in his name
Sisters of Mercy,
Daughters of war
These chicks administer your penance
While the devil guards their door

Your faith is not faithful
Your grace has no grace
Your mercy shows no mercy
Is there no way out of this place

There's a baby who's a warrior
Sometimes tears run down her face
As she wonders should she fight
Or simply vanished from the race
If she's only learned one lesson
It's pride comes before a fall
The karma train waits for no man
But God waits for us all

Sisters of Mercy,
Twisters of truth
I can't condemn you or forgive you
For your sins done in my youth

Sisters of Mercy,
Daughters of Cain
I see their wilted
Fading powers rotting flowers
Left like rags out in the rain

Sisters of mercy
Mothers of hell
Your mercy has no mercy
Is there no way out of this place
Your grace shows no grace
Your mercy shows no mercy
Is there no way out of this place
Is there no way out of this place

lyrics by Cher
additional lyric by Pat McDonald
music by Cher, Pat McDonald & Bruce Roberts
Bye Bi-polar Music (ASCAP)
Irs Music - Mambadadi Music, Inc. (BMI)
Chalkboard Music Inc. (BMI)





					Sisters of Mercy

		Sisters of Mercy Quote from Cher. "This song I really wrote for my mom. When I was a baby, she was forced to put me in a Catholic orphanage while she worked at an all-night Diner for a dollar a night. When she went to get the back, the mother superior told her she should put me up for adoption. It took my mother six months to get them to release me back to her. I guess we were both well gilded by that experience. I have however known plenty of nuns and priests that are loving, caring human beings." Your faith is not faithful You grace has no grace Your mercy shows no mercy Is there nowhere out of this place? There's a baby crying softly In a dark and dangerous place She's imprisoned by no language Fear grips her tiny face In God's house she's held a hostage By a cruel and heartless mob There's some rules they think God's written And it justifies their job Sisters of Mercy Daughters of hell They always weave Their webs of flies And wrap you in their wicked spell Sisters of Mercy, Masters of pain They tried to crucify your innocence And do it in God's name There's a baby Sobbing softly In a crib that's now a cage She's done nothing to deserve this But it sanctifies their rage They use god like he's a weapon Only for a chosen few Then hide behind pious faces Like the guilty always do Sisters of Mercy, Mothers of shamed A baby only gets to heaven If she's baptized in his name Sisters of Mercy, Daughters of war These chicks administer your penance While the devil guards their door Your faith is not faithful Your grace has no grace Your mercy shows no mercy Is there no way out of this place There's a baby who's a warrior Sometimes tears run down her face As she wonders should she fight Or simply vanished from the race If she's only learned one lesson It's pride comes before a fall The karma train waits for no man But God waits for us all Sisters of Mercy, Twisters of truth I can't condemn you or forgive you For your sins done in my youth Sisters of Mercy, Daughters of Cain I see their wilted Fading powers rotting flowers Left like rags out in the rain Sisters of mercy Mothers of hell Your mercy has no mercy Is there no way out of this place Your grace shows no grace Your mercy shows no mercy Is there no way out of this place Is there no way out of this place lyrics by Cher additional lyric by Pat McDonald music by Cher, Pat McDonald & Bruce Roberts Bye Bi-polar Music (ASCAP) Irs Music - Mambadadi Music, Inc. (BMI) Chalkboard Music Inc. (BMI)