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Mercy Lyrics

My eyes won't pretend
I didn't know you were close
I can smell your breath
Through a freshly painted door
Stand here in your coat
While I pour three more glasses of burgundy
And you can lick the dust from the bottle


Wall's bricked with books
Pages bricked with words
Each mark has been stained in your honor
Ground shadow staggers restless
From the window cross the candle to the corner
My blood and water's warm as you near me


I'm not begging for mercy
I see no love of mercy in you
I'm not begging for mercy
I'm only waiting for the sound
Of the morning birds
To send you away


Wax is cooled, hard
Sights is going past the yard
In this house I make more shadows than you
Stand there in your hate
While I drink from the second burgundy
And you can rattle the glass cross your belly


I'm not begging for mercy
I see no love of mercy in you
I'm not begging for mercy
I'm only waiting for the sound
Of the morning birds
To send you away


I'm not begging for mercy
I'm not begging for mercy
I'm only waiting for the sound
Of the morning birds to swallow you...
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Submitted by
urbabikaty On Dec 26, 2001
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Cover art for Mercy lyrics by Widespread Panic

On "Live at the Georgia Theater", JB says this song is about an old man who is unafraid while facing death.

Cover art for Mercy lyrics by Widespread Panic

I almost hate to hear about the true meaning of a song. I always felt that this is about welcoming back someone into your life that once had once been important to you.

Mercy is my favorite panic song for sure. I've always wondered at the meaning. Glad to hear it explained. It always reminds me of someone from the past though.

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