It was released on August 18, 2016, through Island Records as the third promotional single, and later as the second single on October 18, 2016, from his second studio album, Illuminate (2016). I'm a puppet on your string And even though you got good intentions I need you to set me free I'm begging you for mercy, mercy, on my heart Begging you, begging you, please baby I'm begging you for mercy, mercy, on my heart Oh, I'm begging you, begging you, yeah!

Writer(s): Teddy Geiger, Danny Parker, Isley Anna Juber, Shawn Mendes Lyrics powered … Aprenda a tocar a cifra de Mercy (Shawn Mendes) no Cifra Club. Would you please have mercy on me? Please have mercy on me / Take it easy on my heart / Even though you don't mean to hurt me / You keep tearing me apart / Would you please have mercy on me / I'm a puppet on your string / And even though you got good intentions / I … It was co-written by Mendes with Ilsey Juber, Danny Parker and Teddy Geiger, with the latter handling the song's production with Jake Gosling. "Mercy" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes.