Everything Is Fixed - Mick Harvey

I saw Jesus in my cell, overnight where he was held

On some trumped up charge we all knew was fixed

I said, «why not take a gun

Take a knife and make a run?»

He said, «they've found new ways to make these charges stick»

He said, «there's no use now, cos everything is fixed»

I said, «why not walk out free?

Why not make a call to me?

Just to stay in touch and let me know you’re well?»

Well, he took me by the hand and said, «son, you don’t

Understand

There’s no clause left in this deal that I can fix

I can’t make one wrong move now, everything is fixed»

He said, «take a deep breath, take another

Make a sound while you still can

Your warm breath will soon be worth its weight in gold

You can leave, but I’m still trapped

And I’ll bet you’ve many breaths left

While I’ve still some life in this cell but my breath is cold

I’ve still some life in this cell but my breath is cold»

«So keep on moving now, keep on moving now

So keep on moving now, keep on moving now

Keep on working for me 'til your bones dry»

My mother took me by the hand

I asked her, «mother, hold me still»

I asked her, «after this will everything be well?»

Well, she had never looked me in the eye

But when she did it was with some surprise

She said, «don't you see that everything fixed is killed?»

She said, «don't you see now that everything fixed is killed?

Whichever way now, darling, everything fixed is killed»