Mercy on me, baby Have mercy on me Mercy, mercy Hurtin' badly, I can see you're hurtin' badly Hurtin', hurtin', hey Mercy on me, baby Have mercy on me (Mercy, mercy) I see you hurtin', see you, please, have mercy on me (Oh-oh, ooh) (Mercy, mercy) This house was built with blood and bone And it crumbled, yes, it crumbled The statues they made were beautiful But they were lies of stone, they were lies of stone Trumpets blare with silent sound I need to make you proud Tell me, can you hear me now? Mercy on me, mercy Have mercy on me (Mercy, yeah, mercy, yeah). I can see you hurtin' badly, see you hurtin' badly (Can see you hurtin', see you hurtin' badly) (Mercy, mercy) Say a prayer for what has been We'll be the ones to purify our Fathers' sins American Requiem Them old ideas (Yeah) are buried here (Yeah) Amen (Amen)