Craig Cardiff (born 9 July 1976 in Waterloo, Ontario) is a Canadian folk si… Read Full Bio ↴Craig Cardiff (born 9 July 1976 in Waterloo, Ontario) is a Canadian folk singer who is known for his soft voice and digital vocal and guitar loops and for the connections he makes with his fans. In 2012, he was nominated for a Juno Award for "Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Solo" and for a Canadian Folk Music Award as "Contemporary Singer of the Year". His first release was in 1997.

With guitar in hand, Craig can turn any setting into an intimate affair, infusing his music and lyrics with an uncompromising humanism rarely seen in today's production-heavy climate.

Craig makes it a point to keep the relationship with his fans personal, inviting and accepting any opportunity to make his audience as much a part of the performance as he is. Don't be surprised if one day you find yourself enjoying one of Craig's renowned shows in the comfort of your own living room.

In 2012, Cardiff was nominated for a Juno Award for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Solo, and for a Canadian Folk Music Award as Contemporary Singer of the Year.

For more information, tour dates, and music, please visit the official Craig Cardiff site.

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Mercy Street
Craig Cardiff Lyrics

Looking down on empty streets
All she can see
Are the dreams all made solid
Are the dreams all made real
All of the buildings, all of those cars
Were once just a dream in somebody's head
She pictures the broken glass
She pictures the steam she pictures a soul
With no leak at the seam
Lets take the boat out wait until darkness

Let's take the boat out

Wait until darkness comes
Nowherе in the corridors of
Pale green and grey nowhеre in the suburbs
In the cold light of day
There in the midst of it so alive and alone
Words support like bone

Dreaming of mercy street
Wear your inside out dreaming of mercy
In your daddy's arms again
Dreaming of mercy street
I swear they moved that sign
Dreaming of mercy in your daddy's arms

Pulling out the papers from the
Drawers that slide smooth
Tugging at the darkness, word upon word
Confessing all the secret things in
The warm velvet box
To the priest he's the doctor
He handles the shocks
Dreaming of the tenderness-the tremble
In the hips of kissing Mary's lips

Dreaming of mercy street
Wear your insides out dreaming of mercy
In your daddy's arms again
Dreaming of mercy street
I swear they moved that sign
Looking for mercy in your daddy's arms
Anne, with her father is out in the boat
She's riding the water
Riding the waves on the sea

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Written by: Peter Gabriel

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