mercy

Have Mercy [Verse 1 – soft, vulnerable] I’ve been counting every silence, Like they’re cracks across the wall, Trying to read between your breathing, Trying not to lose it all. You pull me close like you still need me, Then you disappear again, And I keep telling myself love Shouldn’t have to hurt like this. [Pre-Chorus – beginning to build] So if you want me, Then want me all the way. Don’t give me forever Then take it back the next day. ’Cause I can take the truth, Even if it tears me apart... But I can’t keep surviving With your hands around my heart. [CHORUS – BIG, powerful] So have mercy on my heart, If you’re gonna break it, break it now. Don’t keep pulling me into your arms Just to turn around and shut me out. If you love me, then LOVE ME, Like losing me would leave a scar. And if you don’t— Then please... Have mercy on my heart. [Post-Chorus – stripped back] Oh-oh... Have mercy... Have mercy on my heart. [Verse 2 – stronger] I’ve given you the parts of me I swore nobody else would see, Every ugly little memory, Every insecurity. And I never needed perfect, God knows neither one of us is. I just needed you to mean it Every time you called this love. [Pre-Chorus – bigger] So don’t tell me you need me If you’re halfway out the door. Don’t kiss me like forever If tomorrow you’re unsure. I would fight through hell beside you, I would crawl through every dark... But I can’t be the only one Protecting what we are. [CHORUS – FULL BAND] So have mercy on my heart, If you’re gonna break it, break it now. Don’t keep pulling me into your arms Just to turn around and shut me out. If you love me, then LOVE ME, Like losing me would leave a scar. And if you don’t— Then please... Have mercy on my heart. [Bridge – quiet at first] I’m not asking you to save me. I’m not asking you to change. I’m just asking you to stop Making love feel like a waiting game. [Building] I’ve stood beside your demons. I’ve held you through your storms. I’ve loved you when you couldn’t Find a reason to love yourself anymore. [Almost shouted] BUT WHO HOLDS ME WHEN I’M FALLING?! WHO FIGHTS FOR ME WHEN I’M SCARED?! I can carry us through anything— JUST DON'T MAKE ME CARRY US ALONE! [Break – silence / single piano note] If I’m your home... Then come home. [FINAL CHORUS – explosive] So have MERCY ON MY HEART! If you’re gonna break it, break it now! I’d rather drown beneath the truth Than keep breathing through your doubt! If you love me, then LOVE ME! Don’t just love me when it’s easy or it’s dark! Put your hands around my future, Not a knife against my heart! And I swear I’ll stand beside you, Through every battle, every scar... But if you cannot choose me— [Music drops] Please... Have mercy... On my heart. [Outro – almost whispered] Don’t make me beg For something you once gave so freely. If you love me... Love me completely. And if you can’t... Have mercy on my heart.