According to the The A Soft Place To Land Songfacts Edwards' father is Leonard Edwards, a former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. As a result she spent portions of her teenage years in Korea and Switzerland. Her blend of country, folk and pop music made her a favourite of music critics, and a rising star on radio in 2003 with her debut album, Failer, made popular by her hit singles "Six O'Clock News" and "Hockey Skates" Her style of music is sometimes placed in the music genre "alt-country".
In 1999, Edwards recorded a six-song EP entitled Building 55 and pressed 500 copies. By the fall of 2000, she was on tour across Canada managing her own gigs. In 2001 she wrote seven of the ten songs for her 2003 debut release Failer.
Edwards married musician and producer Colin Cripps in 2004. They later divorced.
In 2005, Edwards released Back to Me, which also garnered considerable critical acclaim, and led to the release of the singles "Back to Me" and "In State". The track "Summerlong" also featured on the soundtrack of the movie Elizabethtown starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst.
In 2006, she was nominated for Juno Awards for Songwriter of the Year and Adult Alternative Album of the Year for Back to Me.
On March 4, 2008, her new CD, Asking for Flowers, arrived to excellent reviews.
Her fourth album, Voyageur, was released on January 17, 2012.
Mercury
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
This verse from Kathleen Edwards's song "Mercury" tells the story of two people who are planning to take a ride together in a car. The lyrics suggest that they intend to get high and spend some time in the parking lot of their old high school. However, the line "I would've turned up dead in the car" implies that the situation might not be entirely safe. The singer seems to be aware of the risks and dangers involved in such a plan, but is still willing to take the chance.
The rest of the song continues to explore themes of love, regret, and nostalgia. The chorus repeats the line "Oh, Mercury, the god of thieves" which seems to suggest a feeling of longing or loss. The verses describe the memories and experiences of the two people in the car, from stealing beer and cigarettes to being caught in the rain. Throughout the song, Edwards's voice conveys a sense of sadness and melancholy, as if the singer knows that their time together is fleeting and may not end well.
Line by Line Meaning
Want to go get high?
Are you suggesting we consume drugs?
Mercury is parked outside
Your car is waiting for us outside.
Want to take me to
The parking lot of the old high school
Are you suggesting we go to the old high school parking lot?
And it's like you said
You were right about something.
I would've turned up dead in the car
If we had gone for a drive in your car, I may have ended up dead.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: KATHLEEN MARGARET EDWARDS
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