[Intro] [choir whispers] Mercy For a monster [Verse 1] Teeth like graves On every word I spoke I wore my shame Like armor and a cloak Hands still red From the wounds I chose I dug my pit And called it home [Pre-Chorus] Who would walk Into this lair I made Step in close To the fangs and flame [Chorus] You opened your arms in the slaughterhouse Took every blame that was meant for my mouth You swallowed the darkness I kept deep within Your mercy Your mercy Stood where I should have been You climbed on the cross I carved with my sin [Verse 2] Scrolls of debt Nailed above my head Every curse Every hateful thread I heard a voice Like a lion breathe "I'll wear your chain You walk out free" (walk out free) [Pre-Chorus] Blood on the door But it isn't mine You took the cut I get the life [Chorus] You opened your arms in the slaughterhouse Took every blame that was meant for my mouth You swallowed the darkness I kept deep within Your mercy Your mercy Stood where I should have been You climbed on the cross I carved with my sin [Bridge] [half-time Guttural + choir] I was the hammer I was the thorn I was the storm That spit at your form Yet you cried out "Father Forgive" Over the voices That shouted "He lives" [build Operatic] Grave-claw hands Now lifted high Hell in my chest Met heaven's reply Chains on the floor Stone pushed aside Judgment for me Died when you died [Chorus] You opened your arms in the slaughterhouse Took every blame that was meant for my mouth You swallowed the darkness I kept deep within Your mercy Your mercy Stood where I should have been You climbed on the cross I carved with my sin [Outro] [choir swelling] Mercy in the maw Glory in the wound My sin on your shoulders Your life in my tomb (Your mercy, your mercy)
