Last night I woke alone with a whisper in my ear

Recanting all my aspirations and my fears

And when the sun came up that voice had disappeared

But it would linger on for years

It said "We can't just blame it on our mothers

Claim everything they did was always wrong"

And there ain't not turning back when our train is off its track

And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash (watch it crash)

And there ain't no right and wrong when we know it won't be long

And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash

So mercy, mercy, mercy me

Praying for the death of a man I'll never meet

Though everyone will know the truth they'll still just make believe

Mercy mercy me

That's all they came for, that's all they took

That's all we had to offer, only dirty looks

And when they realized we'd given all we could, that's when they finally understood

Mercy mercy mercy me

Haunted by the memories of things we'll never see

Guilty for the statements that we'll never get to speak

Mercy mercy me