[2] Thrash Metal band formed in an 1984 (disbanded in 1988) from Baltimore, MD... featured Nothingface and Hellyeah guitarist Tom Maxwell...
How many times have you heard the "…they were a great band, but after their release in 198x they mysteriously disappeared…" story??? If you're into eighties metal, especially thrash, I'd say you heard stories such as this one many times. Well, (unfortunately) the Have Mercy story is also one of them, at least in a way…
Have Mercy was a great thrash metal band, which started and disbanded already in the Eighties. Their music consisted of great thrash riffing, wild guitar soloing and high-pitched vocals (at least most of the time). Yes, you guessed right - this was, indeed, a killer combination. Hence, Have Mercy was often compared to bands such as Agent Steel, but as you probably already know, every band is special in it's own way, and this rule surely applies to Have Mercy more than to any other band.
Fortunately in their quite short time of exsistence Have Mercy managed to release a few demos and even an EP, but on the other hand, it was even a greater shame that they didn't get a chance to release at least one whole album – they disbanded instead...
Lonnie Fletcher- Vocals, Tom Maxwell- Guitar, Dave Brenner- Guitar, Rob Michael-Bass & Vocals, John Grden-drums
Weak At The Knees
Have Mercy Lyrics
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I'm just waiting for our lives to begin
No one wants you the way that I want you
When no one wants you
Can you say you want me too?
Why won't she go home?
I have you on the other telephone?
Say the three words that I just want you to
I need you
We laughed in the sun, we laid in the grass
I felt your earth pushing back, it pushed back
What you don't know, don't know
Is you're gone and I'm home
But I'm all alone
For every body who knows what comes after
We laughed in the sun, we laid in the grass
I felt your earth pushing back, pushing back
What you don't know, don't know
Is you're gone and I'm home
But I'm all alone
For everybody who sung from the rafters
I want you weak at the knees
The lyrics to Have Mercy's song 'Weak at the Knees' appear to be about longing for someone who is not reciprocating the same level of feelings. The singer is calling out to this person, asking where they have been as they wait for their lives to begin together. They express how they want this person in a way that nobody else does, but wonder if the feeling is mutual. The next lines suggest that the person who is being pursued might be with someone else as the singer questions why they won't go home and why they are on the other telephone. The singer then goes on to emphasize that nobody can do what this person does and how they yearn to hear them say the three little words they crave.
The lyrics shift to memories of the past where the couple laughed in the sun and lay in the grass. The singer recalls feeling the earth push back as they lay there, which could be interpreted as feeling the earth move beneath them as a physical manifestation of their physical connection. However, this momentary happiness is juxtaposed with the absence of the other person now, with the singer feeling alone, even for those who have moved on from previous relationships. The song's title 'Weak at the Knees' then comes into play as the singer expresses how much they want this person to be weak at the knees for them.
Overall, 'Weak at the Knees' is a song about the great longing and desire for someone who may not feel the same way. The singer recounts moments of happiness while feeling the pain of being without this person now. They express their deep desire to be with this person and to have them want the singer in the same way, as shown by the lyrics "I want you weak at the knees".
Line by Line Meaning
I called you up, just where have you been
I reached out to you, wondering about your whereabouts
I'm just waiting for our lives to begin
I'm anticipating for our lives together to commence
No one wants you the way that I want you
Nobody desires you as intensely as I do
When no one wants you
During times when you feel unwanted by others
Can you say you want me too?
Do you reciprocate my feelings and desire me too?
Why won't she go home?
I wonder why another person is still present instead of you
I have you on the other telephone?
Are you talking to another person on the other line?
Cause no one, no one can do the things you do
Because nobody else can do what you do
Say the three words that I just want you to
Express the three words that I long to hear from you
I need you
I feel incomplete without you
We laughed in the sun, we laid in the grass
We shared joyful moments under the sun and laid on the grass together
I felt your earth pushing back, it pushed back
I felt your energy and passion reciprocating mine
What you don't know, don't know
What you are not aware of
Is you're gone and I'm home
You have left and I'm here alone
But I'm all alone
I am solitary now
For every body who knows what comes after
For everyone who knows what is next in store
For everybody who sung from the rafters
For everyone who shouted from the roof tops
I want you weak at the knees
I desire you to surrender and succumb to my love and desire
Contributed by Mason D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Madisen Pavone
What I love about this song is it is so raw and bare. The song is sung with such emotion and I feel his longing and desire when I listen to this song.
It is a beautiful song and they really put all of what they have into the song. I'm glad TopShelf Records signed them, we need more bands like this out in the world. Have Mercy is an incredible and remarkable band. I will support this band until the day I die and I cannot wait for them to make it big.<3
"No one wants you the way that I want you
When no one wants you
Can you say you want me too?"
"Cause no one, no one can do the things you do
Say the three words that I just want you too
I need you"
Beautiful.<3
pouringrainxo
I called you up, just where have you been
I'm just waiting for our lives to begin
No one wants you the way that I want you
When no one wants you
Can you say you want me too?
Why won't she go home?
I have you on the other telephone?
Cause no one, no one can do the things you do
Say the three words that I just want you to
I need you
We laughed in the sun, we laid in the grass
I felt your earth pushing back, it pushed back
What you don't know, don't know
Is you're gone and I'm home
But I'm all alone
For every body who knows what comes after
We laughed in the sun, we laid in the grass
I felt your earth pushing back, pushing back
What you don't know, don't know
Is you're gone and I'm home
But I'm all alone
For everybody who sung from the rafters
I want you weak at the knees
Madisen Pavone
What I love about this song is it is so raw and bare. The song is sung with such emotion and I feel his longing and desire when I listen to this song.
It is a beautiful song and they really put all of what they have into the song. I'm glad TopShelf Records signed them, we need more bands like this out in the world. Have Mercy is an incredible and remarkable band. I will support this band until the day I die and I cannot wait for them to make it big.<3
"No one wants you the way that I want you
When no one wants you
Can you say you want me too?"
"Cause no one, no one can do the things you do
Say the three words that I just want you too
I need you"
Beautiful.<3
Derek Moore
+Madisen Pavone amazing response :) id have to agree.
Aarondoodoo
Do you still love it?
TheDashingOne123
his voice always gives me goosebumps, ♡
Rob Stephens
Discovering this in 2019 like the rest of my life never existed. Just wow. Pure emotion.
pouringrainxo
I called you up, just where have you been
I'm just waiting for our lives to begin
No one wants you the way that I want you
When no one wants you
Can you say you want me too?
Why won't she go home?
I have you on the other telephone?
Cause no one, no one can do the things you do
Say the three words that I just want you to
I need you
We laughed in the sun, we laid in the grass
I felt your earth pushing back, it pushed back
What you don't know, don't know
Is you're gone and I'm home
But I'm all alone
For every body who knows what comes after
We laughed in the sun, we laid in the grass
I felt your earth pushing back, pushing back
What you don't know, don't know
Is you're gone and I'm home
But I'm all alone
For everybody who sung from the rafters
I want you weak at the knees
ray
I can't find words to describe how beautiful this song is
fireman101235
best song on the album, and it’s not an easy choice
Josh Gagnon
When this song only reminds you of things that you're trying to forget, feelsbadman.
Svmi
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