Pawn Takes Rook - Have Mercy

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Friday night, dressed up in your Sunday's best
You stopped asking if I got there yet
I thought up every way to tell you no
And why you shouldn't go alone
And why I shouldn't go alone

You were so much better than me
Polite and right and some straight teeth
Find someone that will make you love yourself as much as I loved you

It's a god damn shame
That you ever changed your name
I'm the pawn and you're the rook
And you played me like a crook
I never wanted it to end this way

You wanted some change and you change what you want
Tall, dark and handsome, I am being blunt
Bound and gagged and hands were cuffed
Now you only call when things get rough

You were so much better than me
Polite and right and some straight teeth
Find someone that will make you love yourself as much as I loved you

It's a god damn shame
That you ever changed your name
I'm the pawn and you're the rook
And you played me like a crook
I never wanted it to end this way

It's a god damn
It's a god damn
I'm the pawn and you're the rook
And you played me like a crook
I never wanted it to end this way

I told you how you were wrong, I can't be clean
Coffee tabletops and a blank TV screen
And I preach life and what it means
How I'm a terrible man, it's ingrained in my genes
But it doesn't mean shit to me

It's a god damn
It's a god damn
I'm the pawn and you're the rook
And you played me like a crook
I never wanted it to end this way

It's a god damn shame
I'm the pawn and you're the rook
And you played me like a crook
I never wanted it to end this way

Friday night, dressed up in your Sunday's best
You stopped asking if I got there yet

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[1] Baltimore band signed to Topshelf Records. They are described as "taking cues from peers and predecessors like Makeout Party, The Jealous Sound, The Early November, Seahaven and Northstar alike. Full-length release early 2013.

[2] Thrash Metal band formed in an 1984 (disbanded in 1988) from Baltimore, MD... featured Nothingface and Hellyeah guitarist Tom Maxwell...

How many times have you heard the "…they were a great band, but after their release in 198x they mysteriously disappeared…" story??? If you're into eighties metal, especially thrash, I'd say you heard stories such as this one many times. Well, (unfortunately) the Have Mercy story is also one of them, at least in a way…
Have Mercy was a great thrash metal band, which started and disbanded already in the Eighties. Their music consisted of great thrash riffing, wild guitar soloing and high-pitched vocals (at least most of the time). Yes, you guessed right - this was, indeed, a killer combination. Hence, Have Mercy was often compared to bands such as Agent Steel, but as you probably already know, every band is special in it's own way, and this rule surely applies to Have Mercy more than to any other band.
Fortunately in their quite short time of exsistence Have Mercy managed to release a few demos and even an EP, but on the other hand, it was even a greater shame that they didn't get a chance to release at least one whole album – they disbanded instead...

Lonnie Fletcher- Vocals, Tom Maxwell- Guitar, Dave Brenner- Guitar, Rob Michael-Bass & Vocals, John Grden-drums Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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