Discover the story of the song > Mercy – Lewis Capaldi

The protagonist is trying to count the lines on his partner's face, fearing he might never be this close again. He feels like he's wasting his time and it hurts to see her doing fine when he's falling apart. He's asking her to have mercy on him and his heart because he's been holding onto the relationship for too long and doesn't know how they got so wrong for such a long time.