HAVE MERCY

[Intro] Soul... [Verse 1] I turn on the news and I shut it right off, Another mother burying somebody she lost. Everybody's angry, everybody's afraid, We're all pointing fingers while the whole world's in flames. Kids growing up thinking pain is just life, Fathers disappearing, mothers working all night. We're drowning in hatred, addicted to noise, And somewhere along the way we forgot Your voice. I know I'm no better, I can't claim I'm clean, I've hurt people too, got regret in my sleep. There's names that I carry, mistakes that remain, Some nights I still hear them calling my name. [Pre-Chorus] So if You still listen to people like me, If grace hasn't run out, if mercy's still free... [Chorus] Christ, have mercy on this world tonight, We're falling apart and we don't know why. We've run so far, but we're tired of running, Please don't leave us here with what we've become. Christ, have mercy on these hearts of stone, We're surrounded by people, but dying alone. And if You can save somebody like me, Then Christ, have mercy... please. [Verse 2] I remember every lie that I swore was the truth, Every door that I slammed, every wound that I caused. I wish I could go back, God, I'd do it different, But the past don't move and the guilt never listens. I've spent so many years trying not to feel, Pretending I'm fine while quietly breaking. I smile for the people, then cry when they leave, And honestly, Lord, I'm exhausted from breathing. I don't deserve kindness, I know what I've done, I've wrestled with darkness and called it my home. But I don't wanna stay there, I don't wanna die there, So I'm on my knees tonight 'cause I got nowhere. [Chorus] Christ, have mercy on this world tonight, We're falling apart and we don't know why. We've run so far, but we're tired of running, Please don't leave us here with what we've become. Christ, have mercy on these hearts of stone, We're surrounded by people, but dying alone. And if You can save somebody like me, Then Christ, have mercy... please. [Bridge] Have mercy Have mercy Have mercy Have mercy Have mercy Have mercy Have mercy Have mercy [Breakdown] I CAN'T CARRY EVERYTHING I'VE DONE ANYMORE! I CAN'T KEEP PRETENDING THAT I'M NOT BROKEN, LORD! IF THERE'S STILL FORGIVENESS, DON'T PASS ME BY! I'M CRYING OUT TO HEAVEN, DON'T LEAVE ME HERE TONIGHT! I KNOW I'VE FAILED YOU! I KNOW I'VE FALLEN SHORT! BUT I'M STILL YOUR CHILD, SO PLEASE, DON'T SHUT THE DOOR! [Final Chorus] Christ, have mercy on this world tonight, On every lost soul crying out in the night. On every addict, every orphan, every grieving heart, Please don't let this be the end of who we are. Christ, have mercy on the life I've lived, On the things I can't change, on the things I still did. Wash my past in Your love, teach these hands to heal, And if You're still listening... Christ, have mercy on us all. [Outro] God... please... Have mercy.