Tender Mercies

Across the world she tapes explosives to her chest
 Steps into a shopping mall
 A life devoid of all of mercy's tenderness
 Really isn't any life at all
 Tender mercies, tender mercies, come before despair
 Shine down all your tender mercies
 It's every mother's prayer
 Down below the factory along the riverside
 Children swimming in a poison pool
 Playful afternoon of unintended suicide
 Gone before they ever knew
 Tender mercies, tender mercies, come before despair
 Shine down all your tender mercies
 It's every mother's prayer
 Across the world she holds her loved ones to her chest
 Lays them down and listens at the door
 Everybody safe and warm among the truly blessed
 How can we even dare to ask for more
 Tender mercies, tender mercies, come before despair
 Shine down all your tender mercies
 It's every mother's prayer