I'm Gonna Be As Good To You (As You Been Bad To Me)

by Mercy Howls

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Every judgment that comes my way
Is neutralized in love
And any stone that you cast today
I will catch in my safety-glove
All your hatred is just the fuel
That feeds my heart's fire
It's just the suffering of a fool
Who can't lift their gaze no higher

I'm gonna be as good to you
as you been bad to me
I'm gonna be as good to you
as you been bad to me

I'm not gonna hit back
When you land your lowly blow
I'm not gonna react
When you act the holy foe
You've been living like a victim
With a self-inflicted wound
Always blame the system
You're whistling a wicked tune

I'm gonna be as good to you
as you been bad to me
I'm gonna be as good to you
as you been bad to me

All your self-deception
Is all your misery
It's just your own reflection
You're making your enemy
You can hit me, you can kick me,
You can put me down
I won't leave so quickly
I'm gonna stick around
Cause you're my practice, you're my path
You're my cross to bear
You're the lesson that I have
to learn to really care
Your venom and your slander
Attacks and abuse
It's no good for the gander
It's no good for the goose

I'm gonna be as good to you
as you been bad to me
I'm gonna be as good to you
as you been bad to me

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released March 29, 2015
Words and music by Mercy Howls
Copyright 2015

Mercy Howls - vox, guitar, percussion
Zach Layton - slide guitar, bass, keys, drum programming, backing vox

Produced by Zach Layton & Mercy Howls
Recorded, mixed, & mastered by Zach Layton at The Avocado Pit,
Los Angeles, CA

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