Lyrics
Every night, before I close my eyes
Expressing a nightly routine of reflection and seeking mercy before sleep.
I say a little prayer that you'll have mercy on me
Praying for mercy, a plea for compassion or forgiveness from an unspecified entity.
Please dear God, to live inside the divine
Desiring to live within a divine existence, contrasting with thoughts of death.
Not like I want to die
Clarifying that the desire for a divine life is not a desire for death.
Teach me to forgive myself
Seeking guidance on self-forgiveness, acknowledging the need to overcome personal struggles.
Outlive this hell
Expressing a desire to outlive a challenging or painful situation.
Is it really love if it hurts?
Questioning the nature of love when it involves pain.
Is it really pain if it's inside?
Questioning whether internal pain is truly pain when not visible externally.
On the outside, I'm strong
Projecting strength externally while internally dealing with pain.
Hold my hand, please sympathize
Seeking empathy and understanding by asking for a comforting presence.
Hard enough tryna forgive
Expressing the difficulty of forgiving others.
Hard 'nough tryna live
Acknowledging the challenges of simply trying to live.
Please don't criticize, yeah
Requesting non-critical understanding from others.
Please, please sympathize, yeah
Reiterating the plea for sympathy and understanding.
Somebody to teach me to love
Expressing a need for someone to teach the speaker about love.
Somebody to help me rise above
Desiring assistance in rising above challenges.
I need to survive
Expressing a fundamental need for survival.
I'm looking for
The speaker is actively looking for something.
Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
Repetition of the search for mercy, emphasizing the intensity of the quest.
Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
-I'm looking for, I'm looking for love
-Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
-Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
-I'm looking for, I'm looking for mercy
-Every night, before I close my eyes
Reiteration of nightly prayers for mercy and a plea for self-forgiveness and survival.
I say a little prayer that you'll have mercy on me
-Please dear God, to live inside the divine
-Not like I want to die
-Teach me to forgive myself
-Outlive this hell
-Is it really faith if I'm weak?
Questioning the genuineness of faith when experiencing weakness.
Can you tell the truth when you live lies?
Questioning the ability to tell the truth when living a life filled with lies.
I'm just looking for the signs
Seeking signs or guidance, possibly from a higher power.
Hold my hand, please sympathize
Asking for empathy while navigating internal struggles.
Hard enough tryna forgive
Expressing the difficulty of forgiving others once again.
Hard 'nough tryna live
Acknowledging the challenges of living.
Flawed, flawed by design, yeah
Recognizing flaws as inherent and deliberate aspects of the speaker's design.
Please, please sympathize
Reiterating the plea for sympathy.
Somebody to teach me to love
Expressing the need for guidance in love and rising above challenges for survival.
Somebody to help me rise above
-I need to survive
-I'm looking for (looking for, looking for, looking for, looking for) (mercy)
Repetition of the search for mercy, emphasizing its importance.
Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
Continued repetition of the intense search for mercy and love.
Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
-I'm looking for, I'm looking for love
-Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
-Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
-I'm looking for, I'm looking for mercy
-Somebody to teach me to love
Reiteration of the need for someone to teach about love, help rise above, and ensure survival.
Somebody to help me rise above
-I need to survive
-I'm looking for
-Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
Continued repetition of the intense search for mercy and love.
Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
-I'm looking for, I'm looking for love
-Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
-Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
-I'm looking for, I'm looking for mercy
-Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
Intensifying the repeated search for mercy and love, emphasizing the speaker's desperation.
Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
-I'm looking for, I'm looking for love (looking for, looking for, looking for mercy)
-(Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy)
-Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
-Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy
-I'm looking for, I'm looking for mercy (looking for, looking for, looking for mercy)
-(Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy)
Final emphasis on the ongoing search for mercy and love.
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