[Verse 1]
Ashtray mornings
Needles in the sink
He said it's just business
She said it's a brink
Black car waited
Headlights on the lawn
He kissed her like a secret
Then he was gone
Corner boys grinning
Cold-blood handshake
She watched him fade in the rearview
Like a bad break
[Chorus]
You took my heart into that van
Turned his blood into your brand
I carved my rage into a plan
Now I got iron in my hands (hey!)
You wrote his name in dirty smoke
I turned my grief into a oath
I’m coming up from where I choked
This is the mercy that I spoke
[Verse 2]
Days turn brutal
Wallpaper peeled
She found his jacket
Bullet hole sealed
Followed the whispers
Names on the wall
Maps on the table
Red string webbed it all
Bruise on her knuckles
Knives in the drain
Shadowboxing in the hallway
Talking to her pain
[Chorus]
You took my heart into that van
Turned his blood into your brand
I carved my rage into a plan
Now I got iron in my hands (yeah!)
You wrote his name in dirty smoke
I turned my grief into a oath
I’m coming up from where I choked
This is the mercy that I spoke
[Bridge]
Push-ups on the kitchen floor
Scars on the mirror, wanting more
Whispers counting every blow
“Breathe in, breathe out, let it go”
Kick the door, clear the room
Every target blooms like doom
She’s the quiet in the scope
Trigger finger full of hope (woah)
[Verse 3]
Alleyway meeting
Leader in gold
Laughing at stories
He already sold
She walked in steady
Eyes like steel
Every ghost behind her shoulder
Ready to heal
“Say his name,” she ordered
He smirked, “Who?”
She laid three bodies on the pavement
Then he knew
[Chorus]
You took my heart into that van
Turned his blood into your brand
I carved my rage into a plan
Now I got iron in my hands (iron!)
You wrote his name in dirty smoke
I turned my grief into a oath
I’m standing where the barrel spoke
This is the mercy that I wrote
[Outro]
Sirens distant
Hands still warm
She drops the weapon
Steps through the storm
Justice breathing
Soft but loud
She walks alone down that empty street
Finally proud