Mercy on Me

Verse 1

I lost myself describing you

For every word I knew fell short

My poetry scattered into silence

My words could find no shore

I gathered verses from the stars

And borrowed colors from the dawn

But every line I wrote for you

Was empty when you were gone

Pre-Chorus

And what is this within my chest?

This ache I cannot name

Your voice still wanders through my ears

And nothing sounds the same

Chorus

Have mercy, mercy on me

Your voice is where my weakness sleeps

I hear you once, I lose my peace

Have mercy, mercy on me

I tried to hide, I tried to run

But every road comes back to you

My words are gone, my guard is gone

There's nothing left but wanting you

Post-Chorus

Mercy on me

Mercy on me

Your voice, your voice

Keeps pulling me

Mercy on me

Mercy on me

I lose myself

When you speak to me

Verse 2

What have you done to language?

I speak, yet words refuse to rise

I search the depths of every verse

But find you only in my eyes

Your voice remains between my thoughts

A melody that will not fade

And every breath becomes a road

That leads me where you stayed

Pre-Chorus

I thought that words could hold your beauty

I thought that songs could tell your name

But every poem kneels before you

And every metaphor feels tame

Chorus

Have mercy, mercy on me

Your voice is where my weakness sleeps

I hear you once, I lose my peace

Have mercy, mercy on me

I tried to hide, I tried to run

But every road comes back to you

My words are gone, my guard is gone

There's nothing left but wanting you

Post-Chorus

Mercy on me

Mercy on me

Your voice, your voice

Keeps pulling me

Mercy on me

Mercy on me

I lose myself

When you speak to me

Bridge

If I could paint the sound of you

I'd paint the night with silver rain

If I could write the shape of longing

I'd write your name again and again

But some things are too beautiful

To be imprisoned by a line

So let my silence speak tonight

What words could never define

Breakdown

Say my name

Just one more time

Let your voice

Cross this distance tonight

I don't need a thousand words

I don't need a perfect rhyme

Just give me that voice again

And I'll forget the rest of mine

Final Chorus

Have mercy, mercy on me

Your voice is where my weakness sleeps

One little sound, and I can't breathe

Have mercy, mercy on me

I tried to hide, I tried to run

But every road comes back to you

My words are gone, my guard is gone

There's nothing left but wanting you

Final Post-Chorus

Mercy on me

Mercy on me

Your voice, your voice

Keeps pulling me

Mercy on me

Mercy on me

I lost my words

The moment you spoke to me

Outro

I lost myself describing you

And maybe that was the truth

Some beauty isn't meant for poetry

It's meant to be felt