"Mercy," sebuah lagu yang dinyanyikan oleh Duffy, mengekspresikan pergulatan emosional seorang perempuan yang terjebak dalam hubungan yang tidak sehat. Ia memohon belas kasihan dari kekasihnya, yang mempermainkannya dan menolak untuk melepaskannya. Liriknya yang kuat dan vokal Duffy yang merdu menangkap kecemasan dan kekecewaan yang mendalam dari perempuan yang berusaha membebaskan diri dari permainan pikiran yang kejam.
Mercy Lyrics
Duffy
Yeah yeah yeah [x4]
I love you
But I gotta stay true
My morals got me on my knees
I'm beggin' please
Stop playin' games
I don't know what this is
Cause you got me good
Just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
but you do it well
I'm under your spell.
[Chorus]
You got me beggin' you for Mercy (yeah yeah yeah)
Why won't you release me (yeah yeah yeah)
You got me beggin' you for mercy (yeah yeah yeah)
Why won't you release me (yeah yeah yeah)
I said release me (yeah yeah yeah)
Now you think that I
Will be somethin' on the side
But you got to understand that I need a man who can take my hand
yes I do
I don't know what this is
but you got me good
just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell
[Chorus]
You got me beggin' you for mercy
Why won't you release me
You got me beggin' you for mercy
Why won't you release me
I said you better release me (yeah)
I'm beggin' you for mercy
Why won't you release me
I'm beggin' you for mercy
You got me beggin, you got me beggin', you got me beggin'
Mercy
Why won't you release me
I'm beggin' you for mercy
Why won't you release me
You got me beggin' you for Mercy
I'm beggin' you for Mercy
I'm beggin' you for Mercy
I'm beggin' you for Mercy
I'm beggin' you for mercy
Why won't you release me yeah
yeah
break it down
[fade]
I love you
But I gotta stay true
My morals got me on my knees
I'm beggin' please
Stop playin' games
I don't know what this is
Cause you got me good
Just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
but you do it well
I'm under your spell.
[Chorus]
You got me beggin' you for Mercy (yeah yeah yeah)
Why won't you release me (yeah yeah yeah)
You got me beggin' you for mercy (yeah yeah yeah)
Why won't you release me (yeah yeah yeah)
I said release me (yeah yeah yeah)
Now you think that I
Will be somethin' on the side
But you got to understand that I need a man who can take my hand
yes I do
I don't know what this is
but you got me good
just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell
[Chorus]
You got me beggin' you for mercy
Why won't you release me
You got me beggin' you for mercy
Why won't you release me
I said you better release me (yeah)
I'm beggin' you for mercy
Why won't you release me
I'm beggin' you for mercy
You got me beggin, you got me beggin', you got me beggin'
Mercy
Why won't you release me
I'm beggin' you for mercy
Why won't you release me
You got me beggin' you for Mercy
I'm beggin' you for Mercy
I'm beggin' you for Mercy
I'm beggin' you for Mercy
I'm beggin' you for mercy
Why won't you release me yeah
yeah
break it down
[fade]