Mercy
The Game Feat. Duffy Lyrics

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(Hit the beat and take it to the verse now)

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I love you

But I gotta stay true
My morals got me on my knees
I'm begging, please, stop playing games

I don't know what this is
But you've got me good
Just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell

You got me begging you for mercy (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Why won't you release me? (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
You got me begging you for mercy (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Why won't you release me? (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I said release me (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Now you think that I
Will be something on the side
But you got to understand
That I need a man
Who can take my hand, yes, I do

I don't know what this is
But you got me good
Just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell

You got me begging you for mercy (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Why won't you release me? (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
You got me begging you for mercy (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Why won't you release me? (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I said you'd better release me (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm begging you for mercy
Just why won't you release me?
I'm begging you for mercy

You got me begging
You got me begging
You got me begging

Mercy (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Why won't you release me? (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm begging you for mercy (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Why won't you release me? (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

You got me begging you for mercy, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm begging you for mercy (mercy, mercy, show me some mercy)
I'm begging you for mercy (mercy, mercy, show me some mercy)
I'm begging you for mercy (mercy, mercy, show me some mercy)
I'm begging you for mercy (show me some mercy, show me some mercy)
Why won't you release me? Yeah, yeah
Break it down
Mercy
Begging you for mercy
You got me begging
Down on my knees
I said
You got me begging

Begging you for mercy
You got me begging

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Game feat. Duffy’s song Mercy communicate the internal battle of a person who is in love but feels deprived because of their partner’s games. The person in love acknowledges their feelings for their partner but recognizes that their morals will not let them continue with the unhealthy relationship. The lyrics “My morals got me on my knees, I'm begging please stop playing games” highlights the conflict between the desire for love and the realization that what they are doing is not right.

The person in love is under their partner’s spell and feels trapped; that is why they are begging for mercy. The partner is doing something right, but the person in love does not know what it is. The relationship is not straightforward, and the lyrics “I don't know what this is but you got me good, just like you knew you would” portrays the complexity of the relationship. The person in love desires to be released from the relationship because they believe it is going nowhere. However, they are begging for mercy for their partner to let them go.

In summary, the lyrics to The Game feat. Duffy’s song Mercy convey a love-hate relationship where the person in love acknowledges their feelings but feels trapped and wants to be released from the relationship. The lyrics’ portrayal of their internal battle highlights the complexity of relationships and the conflicts that arise between emotion and reason.

Line by Line Meaning

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Let's start the music and get into the lyrics now

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Repeated as a filler phrase

I love you
I have strong romantic feelings for you

But I gotta stay true
But I need to remain faithful to my beliefs and values

My morals got me on my knees
My conscience is making me feel guilty and helpless

I'm begging please stop playing games
I'm pleading with you to stop playing with my emotions

I don't know what this is
I don't understand the situation we are in

But you've got me good
But you have captured my heart and attention

Just like you knew you would
Just as you had planned to

But you do it well
But you are very skilled at it

I'm under your spell
I am enchanted by you

You got me begging you for mercy
You have made me feel so desperate that I am begging for your compassion

Why won't you release me
Why won't you free me from this emotional turmoil?

I said release me
I am commanding you to let me go

Now you think that I
Now you believe that I am

Will be something on the side
Just a casual fling to you

But you got to understand
But you should comprehend

That I need a man
That I require a real partner

Who can take my hand, yes I do
Who can support me through thick and thin

Yeah yeah yeah
Repeated as a filler phrase

I'm begging you for mercy
I am pleading with you for kindness

Just why won't you release me?
Why are you not freeing me from my agony?

You got me begging
You have reduced me to begging

Mercy
I am in desperate need of mercy

Break it down
Let's stop for a moment

Begging you for mercy
I am imploring you for mercy

Down on my knees
I am on my knees in a begging position

I said you got me begging
I am telling you that I am in a desperate state of helplessness

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Aimee Ann Duffy, Stephen Andrew Booker

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