Intro (16 Bars)
(Atmospheric pads, filtered piano, distant vocal chop.)
Whisper
Mercy…
Mercy…
(Kick slowly fades in.)
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Verse 1
Hello beautiful, where have you been?
What took you so long? I’ve got a million questions.
I’ve been mad lonely while you took your time.
Have you been too, or have you been fine?
Talk to me, I’ll listen, I want to hear you speak.
Your voice only existed deep inside my dreams.
Now that I have you, can you kiss away the pain?
Have mercy on my heart, and I’ll do the same.
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Chorus 1
Be gentle with my heart,
I can tell you’ve learned that too.
Somebody left us shattered,
Now we’re learning something new.
If your hands can hold my hurting,
Mine will hold your scars.
Have mercy on my heart,
And I’ll have mercy on yours.
(Don’t fully explode yet.)
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Hook Groove (8 Bars)
Be gentle…
Be gentle…
Mercy…
Mercy on my heart…
(Bassline takes over.)
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Verse 2
Can I tell you something? Some days I’m still afraid.
I’ve gotten good at smiling while pushing love away.
It’s easier to run than risk another goodbye,
Easier to go numb than wonder why.
But you don’t ask me to be someone I’m not.
You just stay when my world’s tied up in knots.
Don’t mistake my silence for not loving you…
I’m just learning how to believe love can be true.
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Chorus 2 (Full)
Be gentle with my heart,
I can tell you’ve learned that too.
Somebody left us shattered,
Now we’re learning something new.
If your hands can hold my hurting,
Mine will hold your scars.
Have mercy on my heart,
And I’ll have mercy on yours.
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Deep House Drop (16 Bars)
(No new lyrics.)
Lead vocal:
Mercy…
Vocal chop:
Be gentle…
…with my heart…
Background:
Stay…
Stay…
(This is where the synth lead carries the emotion.)
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Bridge (Everything Falls Away)
(Kick disappears.)
I don’t need you to fix what’s broken.
Just don’t leave when the pieces show.
I’ll be patient with your healing,
If you’ll be patient with my own.
Maybe love ain’t always easy,
Maybe mercy is.
I’ll give you all my heart,
If you’ll make it where you live.
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Final Build (8 Bars)
(Heartbeat kick returns.)
Mercy…
Mercy…
Be gentle…
Be gentle…
Mercy…
On my heart…
(Snare build begins.)
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Final Chorus (Biggest Moment)
Be gentle with my heart,
I can tell you’ve learned that too.
Somebody left us shattered,
Now we’re learning something new.
If your hands can hold my hurting,
Mine will hold your scars.
Have mercy on my heart,
And I’ll have mercy on yours.
Repeat
Have mercy on my heart…
And I’ll have mercy on yours…
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Outro
(Everything strips away.)
Talk to me…
I’ll listen…
Hello beautiful…
Where have you been…
Mercy…
(Fade.)
