“Mercy” was written as a lyrical compositional experiment involving the dichotomies of good and evil. It tells the story of Whitey Bulger, the notorious Irish gangster of South Boston, and his brother Billy Bulger, a powerful Massachusetts politician. The music bed attempts to imitate the dichotomous charade the pair played through text painting, multi-faceted rhyme schemes, and the use of the split 3rd scale in the vocal melody. The lyrics draw parallels between political and religious hypocrisy, while conveying the loss of a parent.
Additionally, it was written as an homage to our favorite bluegrass band “The SteelDrivers“.
LYRICS
As the willow leaves on the willow trees keep shaking as they do
I’m going to sidestep over this mountain and walk on waters blue
Because the cretins lie and the police spy, waiting for a miracle to come their way
When they could and should have easily turned their head to the sky and pray
They say “Father, please have Mercy for wh
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