I walked by harborview hospital
I heard the agnus dei
Oh sister of mercy
I´ve been gone too long to say
And all around this place I was a sad disgrace

They´re singing, they´re singing
Away up on the hill
They´re building, they´re building
A mystical union, beautiful and still
But down here in the dirt they´ll say it doesn´t hurt

The devil´s ascended
Upon some crystal wings
In the citadel lightning
Splits a cloud of butterflies and fiends
And with a vacant stare I´ll leave a flower there

They´re riding, they´re riding
A hellhound down the hill
They´re sinking, they´re sinking
Into the ocean, beautiful and still
And yet it´s hard to leave in wealth or poverty

I walked by harborview hospital
And stopped at ninth and James
Oh sister of mercy
I´ve been down too far to say
Are they supposed to be as sick as you and me?