Christina Aguilera
Mercy on Me lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:33
Lord, have mercy on my soul
For I have walked a sinful road
And I'm down on my knees
Lord, have mercy on me, please
Ooh, yeah
Jesus, I must confess
That in all my loneliness
I've forsaken and I've sinned
Leavin' fragments of a man so broken
I could tell you what I've done
Or should I tell you where I went wrong?
Well, the more that I start to play, yeah
My deceitful, evil ways
Keep on growin' stronger by the day
Oh Lord, have mercy on my soul
For I have walked a sinful road
So I'm gonna get down on my knees
Beg forgiveness to help set me free
Lord, have mercy on me, please
Mother Mary full of grace
In my weakness, I've lost faith
I've been careless, and I have been warned
And the devil inside me is torn
God bless the man that I have scorned
Oh Lord, have mercy on my soul
For I have walked a sinful road
So I'm gonna get down on my knees
Beg forgiveness to help set me free
Lord, have mercy on me, please
Say
So don't let me fool around no more
Send your angels down to guide me through that door
Well, I've gone and confessed my regrets
And I pray I'm not held in contempt
I'm so lost, and I need you to help me to repent
Oh Lord, have mercy on my soul
Oh, I'm beggin', I'm pleadin', I'm needin'
I want you to know
So I'm down upon my knees
Oh Lord, I need forgiveness
I need forgiveness from you
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Key vocabulary
- say
- talkA1
- tell
- say or informA1
- walked
- went on footA1
- what
- which thingA1
- where
- in what placeA1
- devil
- evil spiritC1
- mercy
- kindness or forgivenessC1
- sinned
- committed a sinC1
- fool
- silly personB2
- soul
- spirit or inner selfB2
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About this song
Christina Aguilera is an American pop, R&B, and hip-hop vocalist known for a four-octave range and chart-topping hits such as “Genie in a Bottle,” “What a Girl Wants,” and “Fighter.” She rose from early teen television to mainstream stardom, later shifting her style across albums like Stripped, Liberation, and the single “Fall In Line.”