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Floorboards EP

by Christa Mercey

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1.
Say it ain't so And we'll find a new day Say it ain't so And we'll find a way Say it ain't so And we'll go to sleep now And wake in the warm morning air Throwin' it away Throwin' it away I'm done wasting time with your games I've said it once And I'll say it again I'm done wasting tears over you Ask me to stay And I'm packing my bags Tell me to go And I'm leaving today Ask me to stay And I'm heading for the long road ahead And I'm not turning back Throwin' it away Throwin' it away I'm done wasting time with your games I've said it once And I'll say it again I'm done wasting tears over you I'm done wasting tears over you I'm done wasting tears over you
2.
Floorboards 04:29
The old floorboards creak With the touch of your feet The one in the middle Sings out like a fiddle And though you're no longer there It reminds me of times You'd play me to sleep Pinewood plank floors Tell me a story I'm craving a memory That I think you know Holding a place in time Knitting needle lost 'er mind The stories never told Sweep out through the mold A picture of dust Settled Centuries old Pinewood plank floors Tell me a story I'm craving a memory That I think you know The Earth sighs a gust of air Sends a story here to there And so when I'm missing you I'll just stop, slow down and listen to the floorboards the floorboards speak Pinewood plank floors Tell me a story I'm craving a memory That I think you know The floorboards speak….
3.
If you walk before you crawl You stumble and then you fall And it won't last long But you, you'll have a sad song If you want it that way If you think before you shout It might just all work out It'll make sense in the end I promise you that my friend If you want it that way
4.
Oh Storm 02:22
You open the door And wait for the cold It's a warm breeze Dark days like the one When he let you down Blow over The river runs through Passing you by It flows deeply Out in the cold The lies you were told Will fade away Oh storm, Knock me down I'll get up I'll get over The fire burns hot The tempers they flared We were blazing Now our hearts are worn The past lessons learned And the tough times Bellow smoke Oh storm, Knock me down I'll get up I'll get over
5.
Sand And Oil 03:17
Where is the darkness? Who stole the night? Summer's gone And there's no sign at all That the night's gonna fall Where is the winter? I shoulda flown south by now The leaves are gone But there's no sign at all of the Hunters' belt in the sky Where have the stars gone? We're covered in a blanket of lights Your artificial days Are killing me And I don't know which way to fly Where has my land gone? Who took my home? Your deep pockets Have sent you out west To make a mess with sand and oil

about

With a bachelor's degree in percussion, Christa's passion for pitch, rhythm and rudiments has led her to all corners of the world, first through studying music in West Africa, to her current full-time gig, Scrap Arts Music, a touring percussion show (scrapartsmusic.com).
Growing up in a family of musicians, including seven-time Juno Award winners The Mercey Brothers, Christa watched her family connect and express themselves through sing-a-longs and play-a-longs. Through her Floorboards EP, she brings herself home by layering her technical percussion skills with moody vocals, a swinging slide guitar and the simplicity of a ukulele.

links to live performance videos by Under The Arcade You Tube channel:
Throwin' It Away: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iehGT1uWueI
Oh Storm: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkY7O47fdHE
Under The Arcade You Tube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/underthearcade?feature=watch

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released February 27, 2013

Christa Mercey- vocals, uke, drums and percussion
Burke Carroll- pedal steel
Matthew Lima- bass
Laura Mercey- back up vocals, trumpet
Mike Mercey- guitars, bass, percussion, harmonica
Ray Mercey, Scott Bishop- back up vocals

Recorded at Mercey Studios, Waterloo, ON. August/ September 2012.
All songs written by Christa Mercey © 2012
Produced by Mike Mercey and Christa Mercey
Recorded and mixed by Mike Mercey
Mastered by João Carvalho
Photos- Christa Mercey
Graphic design- Jon Kutt

THANK YOU....Dad, Mom, Scott, Lisa and Hugh, Rhett and Franklin, Malcolm and Jasper for your sound advice, Charles Forsberg, my Scrap Arts Music family, my extended family and friends for your ongoing love and support from all corners of the world....

A Special thanks to the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for making this project possible.

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