Lyrics

Mercy Chain

Silently she sits alone
Scattering her tealeaves on the floor
And it's four in the morning
When she hears the key turn slowly in the door
She just wants to go somewhere where nothing is a mystery
And love pours out like rain
Staring at her wedding ring
So sad that such a precious thing
Only changes her name

She switches off the light
As if she were switching off her pain
And she's pulling on the mercy chain
Oh, mercy

She's dangerously delicate
But he drags her like a ragdoll anyway
He hits her like her father did
And he says the things her father used to say
Nothing ever changes in her world of disadvantages
No matter how hard she prays
If wisdom were a tiny pearl
She'd give it to her little girl
And it's all she'd have to say

She switches off the light
As if she were switching off her pain
And she's pulling on the mercy chain
Oh, mercy

Mercy chain
She's wrapped around her mercy chain
And it's alright to say her prayers and pray her prayers all night
Mercy chain
Her hands roll down the mercy chain
And it's okay to run away and hide away tonight

She switches off the light
As if she were switching off her pain
And she's pulling on the mercy chain
Oh, mercy