Wrong Side of Mercy

[Verse 1] I’ve been walking with the weight of every promise that I broke Burning bridges in the dark and breathing in the bitter smoke I keep praying for forgiveness but my voice just disappears Every prayer is just an echo bouncing back into my fears [Pre-Chorus] And I don’t know if I can change But I can’t stay the same [Chorus] I am caught between the war inside my head Living on the line between the living and the dead I’ve been fighting just to find a place to stand But I fall, and I crawl, with the truth in my hands I’m not on the side of angels But I’m not the devil they see I am stuck somewhere in the middle Where no one ever wants to be On the wrong side of mercy But it’s still me It’s still me [Verse 2] Every saint I ever followed had a shadow just like mine Every sinner that I hated had a reason in their spine All the monsters in the mirror wear my face and speak my name And the only thing that’s certain is we’re all a little stained [Pre-Chorus] No, I don’t know if I can change But I won’t die the same [Chorus] I am caught between the war inside my head Living on the line between the living and the dead I’ve been fighting just to find a place to stand But I fall, and I crawl, with the truth in my hands I’m not on the side of angels But I’m not the devil they see I am stuck somewhere in the middle Where no one ever wants to be On the wrong side of mercy But it’s still me It’s still me [Bridge – spoken/soft] If heaven has a doorway I’ve walked past it unaware But hell won’t let me in yet So I’m stranded in the air [Final Chorus – bigger, emotional] I am caught between the war inside my head Living on the line between the living and the dead Still I’m standing here, as broken as I am I will rise, I will try, with the truth in my hands I’m not on the side of angels But I’m not the devil they see I am stuck somewhere in the middle Where no one ever wants to be On the wrong side of mercy But it’s still me It’s still me