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Mercy​’​s Edge

from AT MERCY'S EDGE by Joseph Parsons

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    SIDE 1
    01 Greed on Fire (3:13)
    02 Changes Everything (3:42)
    03 Nerve (3:38)
    04 Madness (3:44)
    05 Trouble Zone (5:02)

    SIDE 2
    01 Last One In (4:27)
    02 One More (3:24)
    03 Living With The Top Down (3:36)
    04 Mule Train (3:44)
    05 Mercy’s Edge (5:21)

    © Ⓟ 2020 Joseph Parsons / BMI (USA) / GEMA (RoW)
    All Rights Reserved.

    Written & Produced by Joseph Parsons
    Arranged by Joseph Parsons Band

    Recording Engineered by
    Tim Schulte Secret Studio (Hilden, Germany) Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gabriel Ogrin Jork Studios (Dekani, Slovenia) Tracks 2, 4, 9, 10
    Assistant Engineer Jadran Ogrin

    Additional Overdubs Recorded by
    Sven Hansen Tone Barn (Erkrath, Germany)
    Freddi Lubitz Leebuzz Audio (Arnhem, The Netherlands)
    Matt Muir Kawari Sound (Wyncote, PA USA)
    Joseph Parsons Dume Room (Parchim, Germany)

    Mixed by Joseph Parsons Dume Room (Parchim, Germany)
    Drums Mixed by Sven Hansen Tone Barn (Erkrath, Germany)

    Mastered for Vinyl by Andy Horn Final Audio (Berolzheim, Germany)

    Design by Anna (aodesign.de)

    Cover Photo by Joseph Parsons (Saranac Lake, NY)
    Vinyl Back Band Photo by Freddi Lubitz
    Vinyl Back Lake Photo by Joseph Parsons
    Insert Photos by Gabriel Ogrin & Joseph Parsons

    Ross Bellenoit Electric Guitars, Piano, Mellotron, Percussion
    Sven Hansen Drums & Percussion
    Freddi Lubitz Bass Guitar, Background Vocals, 12 String, Percussion
    Joseph Parsons Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Percussion

    Adam Flicker • Hammond Organ (Nerve), Rhodes (Mule Train), Synth (Last One In), Vibraphone (Living With The Top Down)
    Marlies Lam • Background Vocals (Living With The Top Down)
    Emily Ana Zeitlyn • Background Vocals (One More & Mule Train)

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lyrics

When I found dry land, I was already old
And well passed my prime
I’d drifted so long away from home
Father I could not recognize

I could tell by his hat it was him all right
As he shuffled down to the dock
A smile had I, proud like a child
I held him with all of my might

He said under his breath, son, you are motherless
She went up last March
Her fading words before destiny
Were, I loved him from afar

He helped me home to where I was born
And he laid me down in my bed
I lay motionless, my grief not shy
My guilt larger than life

He was 73 on a very good day
As he struggled to catch his breath
From years of smoke his teeth were yellow
And was living his one last leg

So, I told him then of the things I had learned
From the sea, time and him
And I told him too that forgiveness came
With a cold and sober wind

I came home to care for them
Before me my father wept
He’d held those tears for forty years
Not even my mother was blessed

He loved her so and now alone
Could find no reason on
His work was done and proud was he
Too proud to carry on

He asked for help only a son could give
It was not I to refuse
He knew a place that was swift and deep
Where his last love was true

So, I walked with him, we arm in arm
He told me of their years
And how I broke my own mothers’ heart
That he could never mend

So, I helped him down a very steep bank
Down to mercy’s edge
He made me swear, took a lock of my hair
To meet St. Peter there

So, off he went, no tear shed he
And I wept like a child
I sang him verse, Amazing Grace
‘Til not him saw I

So full was I of misery
I stumbled into the deep
My God, my mother, my fathers’ soul
And mine will you keep

When I found dry land, I was already old
And well passed my prime

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from AT MERCY'S EDGE, released October 27, 2020

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Joseph Parsons Berlin, Germany

Long a fan of multi-dimensional recording productions, Parsons writes distinctive songs that often defy categories. He weaves genres as he fuses traces of Emo, Soul & Folk to create his own unique style of Rock & Roll. Always emotive and energetic on recordings, his live shows are a spirited and at times deeply personal experience.

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