Lyrics
[Verse 1]
For every second you've been talking
I've been tryin' to count the lines around your face
'Cause I don't know if I'll ever be this close again
[Verse 2]
I feel like I'm just wasting time before you pull the trigger
It's the drawing of the line, it's my ghost you're gonna give up
Got your made-up mind, it hurts to see you're alright
When I'm not alright
So if you're calling it a night
[Verse 3]
Oh, please have
Have mercy
Have mercy on me
You're breaking my heart
Oh, please have
Have mercy
Have mercy on me
I'm falling apart
Have mercy, my heart
[Verse 4]
I felt you slip away so slowly
I lost my grip a little more each time we touched
I've got no hope, I guess I'll never get it back again
Eh, eh, eh
[Verse 5]
Felt like I was just wasting time before you pulled the trigger
It's the drawing of the line, it's my ghost you're gonna give up
Got your made-up mind, it hurts to see you're alright
When I'm not alright
So if you're calling it a night
[Verse 6]
Oh, please have
Have mercy
Have mercy on me
You're breaking my heart
Oh, please have
Have mercy
Have mercy on me
I'm falling apart
[Verse 7]
And I just don't know how we got
So wrong
For so long
Oh, please have
Have mercy
Have mercy on me
Mercy, my heart
[Verse 8]
Somehow I can't let go
But I know I've been holding on too long
Somehow I can't let go
But I know I've been holding on too long
Whoa
[Verse 9]
Oh, please have
Have mercy
Have mercy on me
You're breaking my heart
Oh, please have
Have mercy
Have mercy on me
I'm falling apart
[Verse 10]
And I just don't know how we got
So wrong
For so long
Oh, please have
Have mercy
Have mercy on me
Mercy, my heart
Have mercy, my heart
Written by: Daniel Nigro, Lewis Capaldi