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Mercy (MTV Unplugged)

Release date: 3rd November 2017

From MTV UnpluggedTrack 93:48

Singer/Songwriter

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"Mercy (MTV Unplugged)" is a track by Shawn Mendes, from the album MTV Unplugged, released 3rd November 2017. The track is 3:48 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 6 articles about Shawn Mendes.

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Lyrics

Mercy (MTV Unplugged)

You've got a hold on me
Don't even know your power
I stand a hundred feet
But I fall when I'm around you
Show me an open door
And you go and slam it on me
And I can't take anymore
I'm saying

Baby, please have mercy on me
And take it easy on my heart
Even though you don't mean to hurt me
Know you keep tearing me apart
Won't you please have (Sing!) mercy, yeah, on my heart?
Won't you please have (Mercy) mercy, yeah, on my heart?

I drive through the night
Just to be near you, baby, sing!
(Heart open) Testify
Tell me that I'm not crazy
I'm not asking for a lot
Just that you're honest with me
And my pride is all I got
So I'm saying

Baby, please have mercy on me
And take it easy on my heart
Even though you don't mean to hurt me
Know you keep tearing me apart
Won't you please have mercy on me?
And I'm a puppet on your string
And even though you got good intentions
Know I need you to set me free
Won't you please have (Mercy) mercy, yeah, on my heart?
Won't you please have (Mercy) oh mercy, yeah (on my heart?)

Consuming all the air inside my lungs
Ripping all the skin from off my bones
I'm prepared to sacrifice my life
I would gladly do it twice
Consuming all the air inside my lungs
Ripping all the skin from off my bones
I'm prepared to sacrifice my life
I would gladly do it twice

Oh, please have mercy on me, yeah
Take it easy on my heart
Even though you don't mean to hurt me (Sing!)
(You keep tearing me apart)
Won't you please have mercy on me?
And I'm a puppet on your string
Even though you got good intentions
Know I need you to set me

I'm begging you for mercy, yeah
Won't you please have mercy, mercy, no

Thank you

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From MTV Unplugged

3:482017

Listen

Album

3rd November 2017

Track number

9

Release year

2017

1There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (MTV Unplugged)
3:30
2Ruin (MTV Unplugged)
6:21
3Stitches (MTV Unplugged)
4:24
4

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Shawn Mendes — Rollin’ Right Along (from Shawn) [2:39]
Shawn Mendes — Who I Am (from Shawn) [1:40]
Shawn Mendes — Hallelujah (from Shawn) [3:46]
Shawn Mendes — That’ll Be The Day (from Shawn) [1:52]
Shawn Mendes — Heavy (from Shawn) [2:34]
Shawn Mendes — In Between (from Shawn) [1:57]
Shawn Mendes — The Mountain (from Shawn) [2:56]
Shawn Mendes — Heart of Gold (from Shawn) [2:52]
Shawn Mendes — Why Why Why (from Shawn) [2:49]
Shawn Mendes — Nobody Knows (from Shawn) [2:32]
Shawn Mendes — Isn’t That Enough (from Shawn) [2:45]
Shawn Mendes — That’s The Dream (from Shawn) [2:14]
Shawn Mendes — Shawn
Shawn Mendes — Witness Me
Shawn Mendes — WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DYING FOR ? [3:50]
Shawn Mendes — Heartbeat (From the “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [2:20]
Shawn Mendes — When You're Gone (Acoustic) [3:08]
Shawn Mendes — When You're Gone [2:52]
Shawn Mendes — It'll Be Okay [3:43]
Shawn Mendes — Summer of Love
Shawn Mendes — Piece Of You (from Wonder) [2:56]
Shawn Mendes — Always Been You (from Wonder) [2:47]
Shawn Mendes — 24 Hours (from Wonder) [2:31]
Shawn Mendes — 305 (from Wonder) [3:09]
Shawn Mendes — Higher (from Wonder) [2:40]
Shawn Mendes — Teach Me How To Love (from Wonder) [3:22]
Shawn Mendes — Monster (from Wonder) [2:59]
Shawn Mendes — Wonder (from Wonder) [2:53]
Shawn Mendes — Look Up At The Stars (from Wonder) [3:32]
Shawn Mendes — Dream (from Wonder) [3:35]
Shawn Mendes — Song For No One (from Wonder) [3:12]
Shawn Mendes — Call My Friends (from Wonder) [2:51]
Shawn Mendes — Intro (from Wonder) [1:02]
Shawn Mendes — Can't Imagine (from Wonder) [2:30]
Shawn Mendes — The Christmas Song
Shawn Mendes — Señorita
Shawn Mendes — If I Can't Have You [3:11]
Shawn Mendes — Easy
Shawn Mendes — Satisfied
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Shawn Mendes — Under Pressure (feat. teddy<3) [3:53]
Shawn Mendes — Particular Taste (from Shawn Mendes) [2:56]
Shawn Mendes — Lost in Japan (from Shawn Mendes) [3:21]
Shawn Mendes — Where Were You in the Morning? (from Shawn Mendes) [3:21]
Shawn Mendes — When You're Ready (from Shawn Mendes) [2:50]
Shawn Mendes — Perfectly Wrong (from Shawn Mendes) [3:33]
Shawn Mendes — In My Blood (from Shawn Mendes) [3:31]
Shawn Mendes — Fallin' All in You (from Shawn Mendes) [3:56]
Shawn Mendes — Nervous (from Shawn Mendes) [2:44]
Shawn Mendes — Youth (feat. Khalid) (from Shawn Mendes) [3:11]
Shawn Mendes — Queen (from Shawn Mendes) [3:25]
Shawn Mendes — Why (from Shawn Mendes) [3:58]
Shawn Mendes — Like to Be You (feat. Julia Michaels) (from Shawn Mendes) [2:39]
Shawn Mendes — Because I Had You (from Shawn Mendes) [2:22]
Shawn Mendes — Mutual (from Shawn Mendes) [2:28]
Shawn Mendes — Fallin' All in You [3:56]
Shawn Mendes — Youth (feat. Khalid) [3:11]
Shawn Mendes — Roses (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [4:14]
Shawn Mendes — Never Be Alone (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [4:49]
Shawn Mendes — Don't Be a Fool (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [5:38]
Shawn Mendes — Three Empty Words (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [4:19]
Shawn Mendes — Bad Reputation (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [5:11]
Shawn Mendes — Patience (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [3:14]
Shawn Mendes — Ruin (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [6:21]
Shawn Mendes — Stitches (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [4:24]
Shawn Mendes — There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [3:30]
Shawn Mendes — Use Somebody / Treat You Better (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [5:16]
Shawn Mendes — There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back [3:19]
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Shawn Mendes — Life of the Party (Live) (from Live At Madison Square Garden) [3:19]
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Shawn Mendes — Don't Be a Fool (from Illuminate) [3:36]
Shawn Mendes — Lights On (from Illuminate) [3:21]
Shawn Mendes — Honest (from Illuminate) [3:19]
Shawn Mendes — No Promises (from Illuminate) [2:46]
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Shawn Mendes — Stitches (from Handwritten) [3:27]
Shawn Mendes — Strings (from Handwritten) [3:11]
Shawn Mendes — Aftertaste (from Handwritten) [2:50]
Shawn Mendes — A Little Too Much (from Handwritten) [3:07]
Shawn Mendes — Life of the Party (from Handwritten) [3:35]
Shawn Mendes — Something Big (from Handwritten) [2:41]
Shawn Mendes — Never Be Alone (from Handwritten) [3:36]
Shawn Mendes — I Don't Even Know Your Name (from Handwritten) [3:00]
Shawn Mendes — Show You [3:00]
Shawn Mendes — One of Those Nights [3:31]

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Don't Be a Fool (MTV Unplugged)MTV Unplugged
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Three Empty Words (MTV Unplugged)

4:19

5Patience (MTV Unplugged)

6Bad Reputation (MTV Unplugged)

7Don't Be a Fool (MTV Unplugged)

8Roses (MTV Unplugged)

9Mercy (MTV Unplugged)

3:48

10Never Be Alone (MTV Unplugged)

11Use Somebody / Treat You Better (MTV Unplugged)

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