[Verse 1]
You can happiness begins
When the smoke leaves your chest
I kept my hands too kind
While my backbone laid to rest
I gave the hurt a pass
I called it being nice
But every time I folded
I paid that secret price
[Pre-Chorus]
Believe in when fear ends
Say it till it breaks
I been small for too long
Now I know what it takes
The door is in my face
Still, I’m cutting through
What I let rule my life
Won’t ever rule you
[Chorus]
Merciful to enemy
(merciful to enemy)
Don’t let it stop you
Don’t let it stop you
Cruelty to self
That’s the cage I knew
Merciful to enemy
I’m done with that, too
[Verse 2]
I watched my own good name
Get dragged through the dust
I smiled through the wreckage
Like that was enough
But the wound kept talking
Under every joke
I was feeding the fire
With another choke
[Pre-Chorus]
Believe in when fear ends
Say it till it cracks
I can feel my heart beat
Dragging me back
The old me says retreat
The new me says go
I’m not my own prison
I’m breaking the code
[Chorus]
Merciful to enemy
(merciful to enemy)
Don’t let it stop you
Don’t let it stop you
Cruelty to self
That’s the cage I knew
Merciful to enemy
I’m done with that, too
[Bridge]
If I forgive the blade
I still keep my skin
If I forgive the crowd
I don’t let them in
I can be soft and sharp
I can choose my side
I’m not here to disappear
I’m here to survive
[Final Chorus]
Merciful to enemy
(merciful to enemy)
Don’t let it stop you
Don’t let it stop you
Cruelty to self
Not the law I live
Merciful to enemy
I got more to give