Despite all my forms
In spite of my warmth
I hear whispers of someone else
And their grip is merciless on me
So come and take it from me
You won't
Mercy may fall
Yet this abyss that you've woven is deep
I sharpen my teeth
Just to face you alone
I'd sacrifice my life
If my body could melt your ice
But I couldn't face you alone
In death would I make you see
That your pain ruminates in me
Is that why you couldn't face it alone?
So I sank to disappear
Despite all your vaults
In spite, they distort into sketches of something else
Yet their grip is merciless on me
Please come and take them from me
You won't
Our bound malice will fall into this abyss that you've woven, so deep
So I sharpen my teeth
I claim your haven dissolves away
Still I stay enamoured, yet pushed away
If it means I climb up your walls
If I'm to breathe in your spores
I won't lose
How would I lose to you?
But still, I couldn't face you alone
I'd sacrifice my life
If my body could melt your ice
But I couldn't face you alone
In death would I make you see
That your pain ruminates in me
Is that why I couldn't face you alone
How could I face you alone?
When your wraiths torment remains
So I sank
Hidden deep beneath your spectre
I can show you no mercy
In spite of my warmth
I hear whispers of someone else
And their grip is merciless on me
So come and take it from me
You won't
Yet this abyss that you've woven is deep
I sharpen my teeth
Just to face you alone
If my body could melt your ice
But I couldn't face you alone
In death would I make you see
That your pain ruminates in me
Is that why you couldn't face it alone?
Despite all your vaults
In spite, they distort into sketches of something else
Yet their grip is merciless on me
Please come and take them from me
Our bound malice will fall into this abyss that you've woven, so deep
So I sharpen my teeth
Still I stay enamoured, yet pushed away
If it means I climb up your walls
If I'm to breathe in your spores
I won't lose
But still, I couldn't face you alone
If my body could melt your ice
But I couldn't face you alone
In death would I make you see
That your pain ruminates in me
Is that why I couldn't face you alone
When your wraiths torment remains
Hidden deep beneath your spectre
I can show you no mercy
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Concord Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Ethan Mccann, Ben Maida, Jacob Charlton
Duration
5:34
Submitted by
eternaltearsofsorrow On Sep 29, 2025
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During an interview with Revolver, frontman Jacob Charlton said that:
‘Mercia’ is a song about loving someone lost in their own abyss. It speaks to the ache of giving everything—warmth, devotion, even the hope of carrying their pain—only to be met with silence and defences, by ‘vaults’ and ‘ice’. At its heart, the song is about the futility of trying to heal what resists healing, and the way that struggle leaves you altered, hardened, and haunted. By the close, the speaker admits they are sinking under the weight of their beloved’s specter. They’ve been hardened by the experience — so much so that they can’t offer mercy anymore.