Sympathy

From Jane's Addiction Wiki

Sympathy is Jane's Addiction's cover of The Rolling Stones song Sympathy for the Devil.

Lyrics

Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long years
Stole many a man's soul and faith
I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate

I'm pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
What's puzzling you is the nature of my game

I stuck around St. Petersberg
When I saw it was a time for a change
I killed the czars and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank
I held a general's rank
When the Blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank

I'm pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
Now what's puzzling you is the nature of my game

I watched in glee
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the Gods they made
Shouted out "Who killed the Kennedys?"
When after all
It was you and me

Now, let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadors
Who get killed before they reached Bombay

I'm pleased to meet you
And I hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game, oh

Pleased to meet you
And I hope that you guess my name, yeah
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game

Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinner's saints
As heads or tails call me Lucifer
I'm in need of some restraint
If you meet me have some courtesy, sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste

I'm pleased to meet you
And I hope you'll guess my name, ah-ah
What's puzzling you is the nature of my game

Oo-oo
Oo-oo
Oo-oo
Oo-oo
Oo-oo
Oo-oo
Oo-oo
Oo-oo

Now tell me baby
Now what's my name
Now tell me baby
What's my name
Now tell me baby
What's my name
Tell you one time
Oh you're to blame

Oh-ah
Oh-ah
Oh-ah
Oh-ah
Oh-ah-ah
Oh-ah-ah
Oh-ah-ah
Oh-ah-ah

Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oo

Oh, What's my name...

Oh-oh
Ah, ah
Ohhh