Verse 1 Hatfield-and-McCoy kind of truth Don’t ask questions, just shoots it through Keep your heel on the other man’s neck My kind of justice gets me respect Eye for an eye stays alive That’s the law that keeps you upright Every man swears his hands are clean While the dirt keeps count in between Chorus Blessed are the merciful That’s a word that gets you killed Mercy sounds like bleeding out When you’ve lived by teeth and fear Verse 2 How you not gonna pay it back How you not gonna answer disrespect How you not gonna square the balance When the rule is blood for debt This Hatfield-and-McCoy way of living Never lets the wound close tight Every night’s a loaded trigger Every morning’s asking who’s right Chorus Blessed are the merciful I don’t know how that’s true But vengeance ain’t fixed one damn thing Just breaking me in two Bridge Gotta leave the scales where they belong In a hand that ain’t my own Can't trust myself with judgment I’ve drawn blood tryin to atone Chorus Blessed are the merciful That don’t sound safe or fair But this Hatfield-and-McCoy world Is dying from staying there Outro Mercy ain’t forgettin It’s seein we’re the same We're both drownin in our guilt Both dying from the pain
