It was a way of expressing my frustrations about feeling trapped. That certainly expressed anger better than anything else. He says it was an obvious choice to follow-up Mercy . Mercy is like a white flag, saying, 'I have really messed up here. Don't shoot me, even though You know that I knew I deserve it.
Slow revival is like a Phoenix rising from the ashes.
It doesn't happen overnight. In fact, the ashes might not move for a long while. Mercy broke new ground for the long-time artist. Ironically, it took about one year before people started recognizing Duncan's work on the album. They hear one hit, and then another.