Sweet Mercy
Journey Through Redemption: Sweet Mercy Unveiled
Lyrics
Take one last good look at me
Request to observe or remember the speaker before departure
Before I leave, before I leave
Reiteration of the request to observe or remember before leaving
And I got what I was due
Having received what was deserved
As I stumbled on home
Returning home, possibly in a disoriented manner
Looking for the faith
Searching for faith to alleviate loneliness
To not feel so alone
Desire to overcome the feeling of isolation
There's a well-trodden road
A familiar path known by the speaker
That my feet know quite well
The speaker is well-acquainted with this path
Wide and smooth, you'd slowly move
Description of a smooth and easy movement on this path without disclosure
But you would never tell
Lack of communication or disclosure despite familiarity
And the domino pieces
Mention of consequences and harvesting what one has sown
And reaping what you've sown, no
Acceptance of facing the consequences
Never thought I'd end up here
Surprise at the current situation despite potential foreknowledge
But then, I should have know
Realization that the outcome was foreseeable
And the long fall down to hell
Metaphorical descent to a negative state
Isn't a fall at all
Challenge of the negative state not being a traditional fall
There's a nice and easy staircase
Alternate, seemingly easier path towards negativity
That goes along the wall
Choice of an easier way leading towards negativity
And when you reach rock bottom
Encounter with familiar faces in a negative state
You see friends you know
Acknowledgment of difficulty in returning from this state
And the way back's so long
The journey back is too daunting
That you don't wanna go,
Lack of desire to return from the negative state
That you don't wanna go
Reiteration of the lack of desire to return
Sweet mercy
Invocation of mercy
Sweet mercy I sing on bended knee
Expressing a plea for mercy in a humble manner
Sweet mercy, O Lord, over me
Asking for mercy from a higher power
And the way to get heaven
Describing the method to attain heaven through prayer
Is to bow your head and pray
Advocating prayer for God's mercy to access heaven
Pray for God's mercy and enter in, the narrow way
Reference to a narrow path towards heaven through mercy
And when you reach those pearly gates and don't know what to say
Uncertainty upon reaching heaven and seeking mercy
Oh say sweet mercy, sweet mercy, sweet mercy over me
Repeated plea for mercy in the context of reaching heaven
Sweet mercy, sweet mercy, sweet mercy over me
Reiteration of the plea for mercy
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