Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Beyoncé
Vocals
070 Shake
Background Vocals
Camaron Ochs (Cam)
Background Vocals
Brooke Brewer
Choir
Camille Grigsby
Choir
Cedrit Leonard
Choir
Chelsea Miller
Choir
Tyler Johnson
Organ
Donald Paige
Choir
Dwanna Orange
Choir
Ian Fitchuk
Piano
Jason Morales
Choir
Jenelle Dunkley
Choir
Derek Dixie
Synthesizer
Jerome Wayne
Choir
Kiandra Richardson
Choir
Lakeisha Lewis
Choir
LaMarcus Eldridge
Choir
Mabvuto Carpenter
Choir
Naarai Jacobs
Choir
Nava Morris
Choir
Phylicia Hill
Choir
Princess Fortier
Choir
Storm Chapman
Choir
Omar Edwards
Organ
Arnetta Johnson
Brass
Christopher Gray
Brass
Christopher Johnson
Brass
Gabrielle Garo
Brass
Jesse McGinty
Brass
Lemar Guillary
Brass
Crystal Torres
Brass
Danielle Balbuena
Performer
Dave Hamelin
Synthesizer
George Young
Choir
Steven Epting
Choir
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Beyoncé
Songwriter
Camaron Ochs (Cam)
Songwriter
Danielle Balbuena
Songwriter
Tyler Johnson
Songwriter
Ian Fitchuk
Songwriter
Darius Dixson
Songwriter
Derek Dixie
Songwriter
Dave Hamelin
Songwriter
Sean Solymar
Songwriter
Ricky Lawson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beyoncé
Producer
070 Shake
Additional Producer
Tyler Johnson
Recording Engineer
Ian Fitchuk
Additional Producer
Derek Dixie
Additional Producer
Sean Solymar
Additional Producer
Stuart White
Mixing Engineer
John Cranfield
Additional Engineer
Kyle Huffman
Vocal Recording Engineer
Konrad Snyder
Recording Engineer
Dani Pampuri
Recording Engineer
Lester Mendoza
Recording Engineer
Matheus Braz
Assistant Engineer
Cameron Hogan
Assistant Engineer
Patrick Gardner
Assistant Engineer
Danforth Webster
Assistant Engineer
Jonathan Lopez Garcia
Assistant Engineer
Terena Dawn
Assistant Engineer
Garrett Duncan
Assistant Engineer
Conner McFarland
Assistant Engineer
Nick Sutton
Assistant Engineer
Andrea Roberts
Additional Engineer
Colin Leonard
Mastering Engineer
Dave Hamelin
Producer
Lyrics
Mercy on me, baby
Have mercy on me
Mercy, mercy
Hurtin' badly, I can see you're hurtin' badly
Hurtin', hurtin', hey
Mercy on me, baby
Have mercy on me
(Mercy) mercy (mercy)
I see you hurtin', see you, please, have mercy on me, oh-oh
(Mercy, mercy) oh-ooh-ooh
This house was built with blood and bones
And it crumbled, yes, it crumbled
The statues they made were beautiful
But they were lies of stone, they were lies of stone
Trumpets blare, with silent sound
I need to make you proud
Tell me, can you hear me now?
Mercy on me, mercy, have mercy on me
(Mercy) yeah (mercy) yeah
I can see you hurtin', see you hurtin' badly
Can see you hurtin', see you hurtin' (mercy, mercy)
Say a prayer for what has been
We'll be the ones to purify our fathers' sins
American Requiem
Them old ideas (yeah), are buried here (yeah)
Amen
'Men (amen)
Writer(s): Beyonce Knowles, Tyler Johnson, Camaron Ochs, Derek James Dixie, Ian Fitchuk, Danielle Balbuena, Sean Solymar, Darius Scott Dixson, David Hamelin
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