Mercury
Josh Ritter and Kathleen Edwards Lyrics
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Mercury is parked outside
Want to take me to
The parking lot of the old high school
And it's like you said
I would've turned up dead in the car
"Mercury" is a collaboration between Josh Ritter and Kathleen Edwards. The lyrics in this song are simple yet powerful. It seems to be a conversation between two people, one offering the other to go get high and implying they'll do it in a car - a Mercury parked outside. They suggest a nostalgic location for their drug-taking - the parking lot of an old high school. The lyrics imply a sense of recklessness and danger surrounding the act, as the second person remarks that they would have turned up dead in the car - a grim reminder of the potential consequences of drug use.
The song itself reflects the feeling of wanting to escape the mundane and find some sort of thrill, but also highlights the harsh reality that comes with drug use. The lyrics give the listeners a sense that the characters in the song are searching for something, anything - but their search is ultimately futile. The song conveys the theme of addiction and how it can take us to dark places that we wouldn't otherwise venture towards.
Line by Line Meaning
Want to go get high?
Do you want to smoke marijuana and get high together?
Mercury is parked outside
My car, a Mercury brand vehicle, is currently parked outside.
Want to take me to
Do you want to bring me to a place?
The parking lot of the old high school
The location I want to go to is the parking lot of the high school we used to attend.
And it's like you said
As you previously mentioned,
I would've turned up dead in the car
If I had listened to you and went with someone else, I could have been killed or harmed in some way.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: KATHLEEN MARGARET EDWARDS
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