Tommy Fain - Tenderness & Mercy Lyrics
[Verse 1]It happened not long agoMy emptiness and prideLed me to my duplicityTempted by their liesThe prophets spoke of armiesThey taught all to believeThe truth of their convictionsTheir method to deceive[Verse 2]So I became a soldierI gave it all my mightDoing all my master taughtDoing what was rightI battled for his gloryI battled in his nameI battled without mercyUntil my vision came[Chorus]Illuminated by the lightThat came from high aboveI saw the battle raging, sawThe raven take the doveThe battlefield was litteredBoth the sides had lostThe soldiers that remained were shamedTo recognize the cost[Verse 3]With blood upon my sword held highI called out to my LordHave I done enough by now?May I cut the cord?I walked out through the wastelandWith the wounded and the lameI cried out for my loverI cried out for my pain[Verse 4]Then an alter made from lancesWas laid out in the fieldTo honor those who worshiped thoseWhose message would not yieldAnd the sacrificial virgin wasConscripted from aboveTo quench the thirst and be the firstTo demonstrate her love[Chorus]Some prophets lust for powerThey huddle at your doorBegging your indulgenceBut seeking so much moreCloaked in claims of virtueThey try to get insideWith sinister agendasTo conquer and divide[Verse 5]By now I doubted what they taughtI doubted what they knewThe sacrifice was far too greatThe gains, they were too fewAnd so I left their serviceAnd now I walk aloneWith tenderness and mercyI’ll find my way back homeWith tenderness and mercyI’ll find my way back home
