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Artist: Hayley Kiyoko
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Mercy / Gatekeeper
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Mercy / Gatekeeper
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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 ya crying cuz it’s too much pain
I can tell you don’t get it
Cuz you tell me everything will be okay
All I want to do is cry
That’s all I want to do
All I want to do is cry
And bang my head
Until I start to fly
Bang bang, I start to fly
Bang bang, I start to fly
Maybe I’ll just dye my hair
To make me feel like I don’t care
It’ll be my war paint
Cuz lord knows I need the strength (I need the strength)
Mondays might be all right
And Sundays will probably hurt
Cuz when your mouth starts moving with the noise
I don’t hear a single word
All I want to do is cry
That’s all I want to do
All I want to do is cry
And bang my head
Until I start to fly
Bang bang, I start to fly
Bang bang, I start to fly
I’ll watch the sky get brighter
The lights get higher now
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Hurtin’ hurtin'
Stuck in the traffic that's racing in my mind
Blankets of wool just to cover up my eyes
Cuz what I need, what I need is quiet
And I know what I need, what I need is hiding
I'm just a face someone’s passing on the street
Paint on a smile so that no one ever sees
Cuz what I need, what I need is quiet
And I know what I need, what I need is hiding
(Talk to me)
(Keep on—Talk to me)
It’s easier for me to stay quiet, not speak a word
For if I do, then the truth might emerge
They are my emotions to feel
Nobody can poison my feelings if they are never revealed
I’ll watch others live in loudness and I’ll destroy the chaos in my way
I have the control
If I keep what’s mine, I can have the purest soul
And live with content, free from fear
I choose my actions
I am the gatekeeper
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Hurtin’ hurtin'
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Just give me mercy, cuz I keep hurtin’ hurtin'
Hurtin’ hurtin'
Don't let me die
With my soul in the air
Don't let me die
When there's nobody here
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