Shawn Mendes
Mercy lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:29
You've got a hold on me
Don't even know your power
I stand a hundred feet
But I fall when I'm around you
Show me an open door
Then you go and slam it on me
I can't take anymore
I'm saying
Baby, please have mercy on me
Take it easy on my heart
Even though you don't mean to hurt me
You keep tearing me apart
Would you please have mercy, mercy on my heart?
Would you please have mercy, mercy on my heart?
I'd drive through the night
Just to be near you, baby
Heart open, testify
Tell me that I'm not crazy
I'm not asking for a lot
Just that you're honest with me
My pride is all I got
I'm saying
Baby, please have mercy on me
Take it easy on my heart
Even though you don't mean to hurt me
You keep tearing me apart
Would you please have mercy on me?
I'm a puppet on your string
And even though you got good intentions
I need you to set me free
Would you please have mercy, mercy on my heart?
Would you please have mercy, mercy on my heart?
Consuming all the air inside my lungs
Ripping all the skin from off my bones
I'm prepared to sacrifice my life
I would gladly do it twice
Consuming all the air inside my lungs
Ripping all the skin from off my bones
I'm prepared to sacrifice my life
I would gladly do it twice
Oh, please have mercy on me
Take it easy on my heart
Even though you don't mean to hurt me
You keep tearing me apart
Would you please have mercy on me?
I'm a puppet on your string
And even though you got good intentions
I need you to set me free
I'm begging you for mercy, mercy
Begging you, begging you, please, baby (on my heart)
I'm begging you for mercy, mercy
Oh, I'm begging you, begging you, yeah (on my heart)
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Key vocabulary
- testify
- say as evidenceC1
- free
- not paid; not controlledA1
- go
- move to a placeA1
- good
- pleasant; not badA1
- keep
- continue having; holdA1
- life
- time you liveA1
- lot
- many; a great dealA1
- mean
- signifyA1
- near
- close byA1
- need
- must haveA1
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About this song
Shawn Mendes is a Canadian pop and R&B singer-songwriter known for charting hits and introspective albums that moved from teen pop to adult contemporary themes. He rose from Vine cover videos and became widely recognized for releases like Handwritten, Illuminate, and his 2018 self-titled album.