I noticed some minor inaccuracies with the current version, so I listened to the song very carefully and here is my interpretation of the lyrics:
I want a real love
To let me in
I wanna zero out
And be born again
No more false starts and no dead end
'Cause I'm no shape
To do what's right
And I see up as down and black as white
It makes me dizzy, I come apart
All this love love love in the dark
Mercy, mercy, both hands
I need less drowning and more land
Mercy, mercy, understand
Less drowning, more land
Less drowning
They fire in the crowd
Just to watch you move
They tie your hands and demand a salute
Oh, this garden's full of snakes and fruit
Oh-oh, no, no, no, no
Hear the click-click-click of the camera flashin'
And the definite kickin' of the fame bomb blast
But they don't call and it don't last
And you're gone
Outshined
Mercy, mercy, both hands
I need less drowning and more land
Mercy, mercy, understand
Less drowning, more land
Less drowning
So come on kill the light
Leave it all behind
I'm right by your
I'm right by your side
Ignore the tick of time
Put your hand in in mine
Watch it all
Watch it all ignite
[Oh...hey, oh, oh yeah, alright]
Mercy, mercy, both hands
I need less drowning and more land
Mercy mercy, understand
Less drowning more land
Mercy, mercy
I'm in your hands
I look into your eyes and I see that I can
Mercy mercy, understand
Less drowning, more land
Less drowning, more land
I noticed some minor inaccuracies with the current version, so I listened to the song very carefully and here is my interpretation of the lyrics:
I want a real love To let me in I wanna zero out And be born again No more false starts and no dead end
'Cause I'm no shape To do what's right And I see up as down and black as white It makes me dizzy, I come apart All this love love love in the dark
Mercy, mercy, both hands I need less drowning and more land Mercy, mercy, understand Less drowning, more land Less drowning
They fire in the crowd Just to watch you move They tie your hands and demand a salute Oh, this garden's full of snakes and fruit Oh-oh, no, no, no, no
Hear the click-click-click of the camera flashin' And the definite kickin' of the fame bomb blast But they don't call and it don't last And you're gone Outshined
Mercy, mercy, both hands I need less drowning and more land Mercy, mercy, understand Less drowning, more land Less drowning
So come on kill the light Leave it all behind I'm right by your I'm right by your side
Ignore the tick of time Put your hand in in mine Watch it all Watch it all ignite
[Oh...hey, oh, oh yeah, alright]
Mercy, mercy, both hands I need less drowning and more land Mercy mercy, understand Less drowning more land
Mercy, mercy I'm in your hands I look into your eyes and I see that I can Mercy mercy, understand Less drowning, more land Less drowning, more land