Mercy/Gatekeeper

When the city sleeps, I'm awake

Caught up in the dreams, I can't create

When the city sleeps, I'm awake

Locked up in my mind, I can't escape

There's nothing I can do but wait

I call you crying 'cause it's too much pain

I can tell you don't get it

'Cause you tell me that everything, will be okay

All I wanna do is cry

It's all I wanna do

All I wanna do is cry

Bang my head, until I start to fly

Bang-bang, I start to fly

Bang-bang, I start to fly

Baby, I'll just dye my hair

To make me feel like I don't care

It'll be my war paint

'Cause Lord knows I need strength

I need strength

Mondays might be alright

And Sundays will probably hurt

'Cause when your mouth starts moving with the noise

I don't hear a single word

All I wanna do is cry

That's all I wanna do

All I wanna do is cry

Bang my head, until I start to fly

Bang-bang, I start to fly

Bang-bang, I start to fly

I watch the sky get brighter, the lights get higher now

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin'-hurtin'

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin'-hurtin'

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin'-hurtin'

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin'-hurtin

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin'-hurtin'

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin'-hurtin'

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin'-hurtin'

Hurtin', hurtin'

Talk to me

People, talk to me

Stuck in the traffic that's racing in my mind

Blankets of woe just to cover up my eyes

'Cause what I need, what I need is quiet

And I know what I need, what I need is hidin'

I'm just a face, someone passing on the street

Paint on a smile so that no one ever sees

'Cause what I need, what I need is quiet

And I know what I need, what I need is hidin'

Talk to me

They all talk to me

Talk to me

People, talk to me

Talk to me

(It's easier for me to stay quiet)

(And not speak a word)

(For if I do, then the truth might emerge)

(The mind will choose to feel)

(Nobody can poison my feelings if their never revealed)

(I watch others live in loudness)

(And I'll just destroy the chaos in my way)

(I have the control)

(So if I keep what's mine I can have the purer soul)

(And live with contempt, free from fear)

(I choose my actions)

(I'm the gatekeeper)

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin', hurtin'

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin', hurtin'

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin', hurtin'

Hurtin', hurtin'

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin', hurtin'

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin', hurtin'

Just give me mercy, 'cause I keep hurtin', hurtin'

Hurtin', hurtin'

Don't let me down with my soul in the air

Don't let me down when there's nobody here