[Verse 1] The trench is dark, the night lays bare, Tomorrow's dawn, it brings death and despair. My hands, they shake, I clench them tight, But fear still grips my soul tonight. I see their faces, hear their names, The ones I love, their voices remain. A mother's prayer, a brother's laugh, Echo through this muddy path. [Chorus] Oh, mercy, mercy, can you hear me? This battlefield's a cruel and silent plea. If I should fall, let it be fast, Don't let the pain and the horror last. [Verse 2] The sun breaks red, the whistle screams, We march ahead to death it seems. Across the haze, the shadows grow, Broad coats, dark masks, the flames below. I feel the weight, my breath runs thin, This is the end, the dark sets in. I whisper prayers to gods unknown, Before the charge, before the stone. [Chorus] Oh, mercy, mercy, can you hear me? This battlefield's a cruel and silent plea. If I should fall, let it be fast, Don't let the pain and the horror last. [Verse 3] Now here I stand, alive, yet torn, A soul so bruised, a heart forlorn. Their faces haunt me in the night, The ones I killed, the ones who fight. The blood is thick upon my hands, I can't go home, I can't withstand. The living bear a heavier chain, A cursed soul, eternal pain. [Chorus] Oh, mercy, mercy, can you hear me? This battlefield's a cruel and silent plea. If I should fall, let it be fast, Don't let the pain and the horror last. [Outro] The trench is cold, the air is still, Tomorrow's dawn, it haunts me still...
