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Oh the Sisters of Mercy they are not departed or gone
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They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on
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And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me this song
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Oh I hope you run into them you who've been traveling so long
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Yes you who must leave everything that you cannot control
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It begins with your family, but soon it comes round to your soul
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Well I've been where you're hanging I think I can see how you're pinned
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When you're not feeling holy your loneliness says that you've sinned
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They lay down beside me I made my confession to them
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They touched both my eyes and I touched the dew on their hem
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If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn
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They will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem
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When I left they were sleeping I hope you run into them soon
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Dont turn on the lights you can read their address by the moon
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And you won't make me jealous if I hear that they sweetened your night
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We weren't lovers like that and besides it would still be all right
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