Name: Mercy Me
Duration: P00H03M37S
Description: Mercy Me is the first release for Tara Coates and Sub Rosa. Front woman Tara Coates (nee Carragher) emerges from a four-year hiatus with a new line up and a dark folk sound. Poetic, gritty and sparsely arranged, Mercy Me tells the story of a woman writing a letter home from prison.

Mercy Me

by Tara Coates & Sub Rosa

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Mercy Me is the first release for Tara Coates and Sub Rosa. Front woman Tara Coates (nee Carragher) emerges from a four-year hiatus with a new line up and a dark folk sound. Poetic, gritty and sparsely arranged, Mercy Me tells the story of a woman writing a letter home from prison.

lyrics

Father dear what have I done?
My second class skin, my thoughts they run
I talk about you and how I disappoint
Now they’re gone like you always said
And I dream about ‘em from my prison bed
The days are long, but the nights, the nights tend to hurt

And I say oh mercy me, mercy me
I say oh, mercy me, mercy me
What have I done?

Time grows longer while my heart grows cold
‘cause this young girl is getting old
It’s my word and it goes against theirs
and it doesn’t matter how I feel
Or how I beg and borrow and steal
or how everything I do, I do for you

I say oh mercy me, mercy me
I say oh, mercy me, mercy me
What have I done?

Truth be told I’m not above the law
But i’d do it again, just like before
because a woman has a right to stand up for family
It’s just my mind goes blank and these eyes see red
and I wake up tonight from my prison bed
I’m talking about you and how I disappoint you

And I say oh mercy me, mercy me
I say oh, mercy me, mercy me
What have I done?

credits

released March 13, 2020
Tara Coates: Vocals and acoustic guitar
Richard Coates: Piano and backing vocals
Emma Luker: Violin and backing vocals

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Wizard Tone Studios in Hendon, South Australia

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Tara Coates & Sub Rosa Adelaide, Australia

Tara Coates (nee Carragher) has grabbed her electric guitar, trading her folk roots for indie rock with new band, Sub Rosa.
Tara has supported Mia Dyson, Shane Nicholson and Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus).
Her 2016 release, ‘Wicked World’ earned her a nomination for ‘Best Female’ in the South Australian Music Awards. ... more

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Rain

Sep 2020
Everyday Anyway

Jul 2020
Mercy Me

Mar 2020

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