We can't be oblivious, we are not ignorant Blood in our hearts Blood on our hands We're human, we reason, we're breathing Protecting the living, and dying, surviving, we're trying To breathe in safety, come home safety Mercy screams its violent love Justice and mercy Justice and mercy The depth of us created for Justice and mercy Justice and mercy This is where they kiss Life he sacrificed, someone who paid the price Blood in our hearts Blood on our hands We cry out, we're fighting, it's warfare, we're dying Believing we're winning, it's ending, we're singing It's already done, we've over come Mercy screams its violent love Justice and mercy Justice and mercy The depth of us created for Justice and mercy Justice and mercy This is where they kiss With a life on the line, the fire That consumes or refines, a fire To ascend or decline To retreat or to climb out of sight, out of mind 'Til attacked from behind Will this fire consume or refine? Mercy screams its violent love Justice and mercy Justice and mercy The depth of us created for Justice and mercy Justice and mercy This is where they kiss