Mercy Street
Exploring Dreams and Yearning for Mercy in Unseen Realms
Lyrics
Looking down on empty streets, all she can see
Observing deserted streets, her view encompasses only emptiness
Are the dreams all made solid
Wondering if aspirations are tangible and substantial
Are the dreams all made real
Contemplating whether dreams can manifest into reality
All of the buildings, all of those cars
All structures and vehicles were once imaginative concepts
Were once just a dream
Buildings and cars were initially mere fantasies
In somebody's head
These creations originated in someone's thoughts
She pictures the broken glass, she pictures the steam
Imagining shattered glass and rising steam in her mind
She pictures a soul
Envisioning a soul without vulnerabilities or imperfections
With no leak at the seam
Visualizing a soul seamlessly intact
Let's take the boat out
Suggesting a joint venture, possibly an escape
Wait until darkness
Proposing to embark when night falls
Let's take the boat out
Reiterating the idea of taking a boat out at night
Wait until darkness comes
Repeating the anticipation of darkness
Nowhere in the corridors of pale green and gray
Describing a location with green and gray tones
Nowhere in the suburbs
No such place in the suburban daylight
In the cold light of day
Emphasizing absence in the cold light of day
There in the midst of it so alive and alone
Existing vividly and isolated in the midst of it all
Words support like bone
Words providing support like a skeletal structure
Dreaming of mercy street
Yearning for a place called "Mercy Street"
Wear your inside out
Suggesting vulnerability by exposing inner feelings
Dreaming of mercy
Continuing the desire for mercy
In your daddy's arms again
Imagining solace in the arms of her father
Dreaming of mercy street
Reiterating the dream of "Mercy Street"
Swear they moved that sign
Asserting that the sign indicating Mercy Street has changed
Dreaming of mercy
Repeating the desire for mercy
In your daddy's arms
Envisioning comfort in her father's embrace
Pulling out the papers from the drawers that slide smooth
Extracting documents smoothly from drawers
Tugging at the darkness, word upon word
Struggling with the obscurity, one word at a time
Confessing all the secret things in the warm velvet box
Confessing hidden truths in a secure place
To the priest-he's the doctor
Referring to a priest as both a spiritual guide and a doctor
He can handle the shocks
Capable of handling emotional shocks and revelations
Dreaming of the tenderness-the tremble in the hips
Yearning for the softness and subtle movement in intimacy
Of kissing Mary's lips
Recalling the physical sensations of kissing Mary's lips
Dreaming of mercy street
Reiterating the desire for "Mercy Street"
Wear your insides out
Exposing inner vulnerabilities and emotions
Dreaming of mercy
Continuing the longing for mercy
In your daddy's arms again
Yearning for the safety of a father's embrace
Dreaming of mercy street
Reiterating the dream of "Mercy Street"
Swear they moved that sign
Insisting that the sign indicating Mercy Street has shifted
Looking for mercy
Searching for mercy and solace
In your daddy's arms
Finding comfort in a father's arms
Mercy, mercy, looking for mercy
Repeatedly seeking mercy
Mercy, mercy, looking for mercy
Emphasizing the plea for mercy
Anne, with her father is out in the boat
Introducing Anne and her father on a boat
Riding the water
Navigating the water and waves together
Riding the waves on the sea
Enjoying the experience of riding waves on the sea
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