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Intro

I reached for the innocent

The blade reached back

Every good intention

Leaves a body in its path

Verse 1

A hand on either side

Both slipping from my grip

One begs me not to move

One dies if I resist

There is no righteous road

No answer without cost

Just names beneath my tongue

And all that will be lost

Pre-Chorus

If I cut the rope

One falls below

If I hold it still

We all let go

Chorus

Mercy has teeth

And justice draws blood

No hand stays clean

When choosing who gets crushed

I carry the blame

Whatever I decide

The blade has two edges

And both are held inside

Verse 2

I closed one open door

To keep the fire contained

But someone on the other side

Still screamed my name in vain

I saved what I could reach

And heard the rest collapse

Now every life I couldn't hold

Comes crawling through the cracks

Pre-Chorus 2

If I speak the truth

A heart will break

If I let it rot

We all decay

Chorus

Mercy has teeth

And justice draws blood

No hand stays clean

When choosing who gets crushed

I carry the blame

Whatever I decide

The blade has two edges

And both are held inside

Bridge

I wanted to be good

I wanted to be sure

But every cure became a wound

And every wound demanded more

So carve the verdict in my bones

Let consequence collect

I'll make the choice that must be made

And live with what comes next

Breakdown

Choose

Who gets the breath

Who gets the grave

Who calls you cruel

For the life you saved

Choose

Cut one loose

Or lose them all

There is no hand of God

Coming to stop the fall

I made the choice

I felt it split

One edge through them

One edge through me

Final Chorus

Mercy has teeth

And justice draws blood

No hand stays clean

When good is not enough

I carry their names

Until the day I die

The blade has two edges

I survived neither side

Outro

I did what was right

I did what I could

Tell that to the dead

Tell that to the blood