Mercy is a 2000 erotic thriller film directed by Damian Harris and starring Ellen Barkin. The movie was based on a novel written by David L. Lindsey.
Detective Cathy Palmer (Ellen Barkin) is on the trail of an elusive serial killer. During her investigation she meets Vickie Kittrie (Peta Wilson), who belongs to an exclusive club of women who engage in secret sessions of bondage and S&M. Matters become even more complicated when Palmer finds herself attracted to Kittrie, leading to a brief lesbian encounter. Palmer soon learns that each victim belonged to this club of prominent, sexually experimental women. In order to catch the killer, Catherine must trust Vickie to guide her through the dangerous and illicit underground.
Mercy (Abigail Mercy Wright) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Abigail Mercy Wright is an extremely unpredictable and dangerous foe, and has given multiple explanations to her origin, including being an alien, and angel, or, much later, a woman who gained her powers through radiation treatments to save her from brain cancer. She considers herself on a mission of "mercy" to "help" those who are overcome with despair, but don't have the strength to commit suicide, believing that she is doing them a favor. This can include anything from dropping an electric toaster into the bath, to guiding the spirit of a comatose person to the afterlife.The Hulk is one of the few people Mercy has been unable to "help," as he refuses to stop fighting, no matter how horrible his existence may be.
As part of the Marvel NOW! event, Mercy later appears as one of the Red Hulk's recruits for his new black ops incarnation of the Thunderbolts.
"Mercy" is a song by English rock band Muse from their seventh album, Drones. It was released as the second single from the album on 18 May 2015.
The song is part of a concept album about "the journey of a human, from their abandonment and loss of hope, to their indoctrination by the system to be a human drone, to their eventual defection from their oppressors". On the band's website, writer and singer Matthew Bellamy stated that "[t]he opening line of ‘Mercy’ - Help me I’ve fallen on the inside - is a reference to the protagonist knowing and recognizing that they have lost something, they have lost themselves. This is where they realize they’re being overcome by the dark forces that were introduced in ‘Psycho’."
In his review of Drones, NME's Mark Beaumont described the song as "infectious electro-rock".Consequence of Sound's Collin Brennan called it an "anthem" reminiscent of "latter-day U2". In similar fashion, Gigwise's Andrew Trendell described the song as a "driving and pulsing piano-led arena power-anthem". Likening it to the music from the band's fourth album Black Holes And Revelations, he called the song a "close cousin to 'Starlight'[...], albeit with a rejuvenated energy and very forward-looking approach".
I wanna touch,
I wanna kiss,
I wanna feel so close to this.
Is there anyway that someone could feel the same
If I promised them everything?
And could it be so seemingly impossible,
that I could be held responsible,
for a lack of confidence, that keeps me questioning?
The touch of skin that's not your own,
seems out of reach when you're alone.
This empty bed I lay in, it doesn't help me sleep,
dark thoughts are creepin' in again,
I'll medicate to silence them,
but I'm reminded that it only goes so deep.
Could this be just what I need to feel alive again?
And free like I have a breath inside,
It's been forever since I've let someone,
mean this much to me,
to me
Could it be so seemingly impossible
that I could be held responsible
for a lack of confidence, that keeps me questioning?
Cause I refuse to sucumb
to feeling so numb
I am not satisfied with what this has become.
There must be something here worth fighting for.
Could this be just what I need to feel alive again?
And free like I have a breath inside?
its been forever since I've let someone
mean this much to me,
to me.
I wanna touch
I wanna kiss
I wanna touch
I wanna kiss
I wanna touch
I wanna kiss
I wanna touch
I wanna kiss
I wanna touch
I wanna kiss
Could this be just what I need to feel alive again?
And free like I have a breath inside,
Its been forever since I've let someone
mean this much to me,
Mercy is a 2000 erotic thriller film directed by Damian Harris and starring Ellen Barkin. The movie was based on a novel written by David L. Lindsey.
Detective Cathy Palmer (Ellen Barkin) is on the trail of an elusive serial killer. During her investigation she meets Vickie Kittrie (Peta Wilson), who belongs to an exclusive club of women who engage in secret sessions of bondage and S&M. Matters become even more complicated when Palmer finds herself attracted to Kittrie, leading to a brief lesbian encounter. Palmer soon learns that each victim belonged to this club of prominent, sexually experimental women. In order to catch the killer, Catherine must trust Vickie to guide her through the dangerous and illicit underground.
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