The old man was running when we found him And in the dead dusk we bound him Mmm and you were pacing the room While we were standing by, black coats and black ties Waiting to see what you were aiming to prove Yeah, you were the worst I'd ever seen you Like killing is sugar and you've a sweet tooth The blood in your vision, it's hard to see through Well, me too But he's pleading, Mercy, mercy, please, let me die Are you satisfied Another minute, another cut digit falls Are you satisfied Bits of the man on the goddamn walls It's a long night, and midwinter is gone A slick of blood in the dirt I'm feeling triggered by an itching to dig The first fits of a tunnel-born curse And you were the crutch I learned to lean on I thank you for suffering me for so long It's unconditional, brother, you can do no wrong But she's gone And he's pleading holy prayers in his motherland tongue (ohhhh) Knows he doesn't have long, but you keep him breathing The locked bolt on your wickedness sprung (ohhhh) With the leak in her lung, and you're seething, you're screaming "Grace is gone," and you could end it, but the pain is all consuming And I wonder is it human or hubris to do this Or is it just plain foolish He said mercy, mercy, please, let me die Are you satisfied Another minute, another cut digit falls Are you satisfied Bits of the man on the goddamn walls It's a long night and Midwinter is gone And I should know, you're only gonna fight this war again (and again) This is the war inside your head There was blood in the dirt, and I was singing like a blackbird We deserve a little mercy There was blood in the dirt, and I was singing like a blackbird We deserve a little mercy There was blood in the dirt, and I was singing like a blackbird We deserve a little mercy There was blood in the dirt, and I was singing like a blackbird We deserve a little (mercy) A little mercy, mercy, mercy (There was blood in the dirt, and I was singing like a Blackbird) Please (We deserve a little mercy) I said mercy, mercy, mercy (There was blood in the dirt, and I was singing like a blackbird) Mercy (We deserve a little) Please