Lord don't let me die alone Hold my hand when you take me home Show some mercy I call to my angels, call to my god Do whatever it takes to beat these odds I'm calling for mercy These are our daughters, these are our sons Oh lord forgive us for what we've done And show some mercy My eyes can't see nothing but black and white They can't tell if it's day or night They're crying for mercy Our brothers are falling all around And our sisters can't hear above the sound They're screaming for mercy Because these are our mothers, our fathers too May we forgive them for what they do I've got to show it to myself I've got to show it to myself I've got to show it to myself If I ever want mercy We've got to show it to ourselves We've got to show it to ourselves We've got to show it to ourselves If we ever want mercy Oh These are our daughters and these are our sons Lord forgive them for what they've done May we all have mercy now May we all have mercy May we all show mercy now May we all show mercy