Mercy

In the pages of my bible there's a hundred dollar bill 'Cause if Jesus doesn't save me I know Benjamin will If you ever had to wonder how you feel about faith There's no better way to find out than a gun in your face Twice my size, head to toe tattoos Drug crazed eyes hide a soul from view Just my hands wrapped tight 'round my King James I'm so sorry Jesus but it's Benjamin's day But, "I don't want your money," he says "Just shut your mouth and get in" So I prayed to god to let me live Let me live Whisper Mercy Mercy The garden of the gods is where he broke my pride He was thinking of his, I was thinking of mine It's amazing where you go to when you're trying to survive I saw the angel in the devil as he ruined my life I was thinking 'bout Jesus when they nailed him in How he asked his daddy to forgive their sins I looked in his eyes and I made my peace with him I made my peace with him I prayed Mercy Mercy Mercy Mercy I need mercy Show me mercy Please mercy Mercy I told my friends I'd been broken by a man And then they broke me in a way I guess l'Il never understand They said my spirit of lust had thrust him on me And then they turned their backs disgusted like I was unclean All those years spent believing that lie I thought that I'd be dirty for the rest of my life If you said "love" I'd be terrified 'Til I went and found the girl who lost her world that night 'Til I went and found the girl who lost her world that night