An ummastered and unreleased demo recording of an original song written, performed, and mixed by AP Mercury in Portland, OR. 2021

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Copyright 2021 Andrew Pendleton
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Give your Best Away

We wont live long carrying on this way
I write the words you might wrap round my grave
Will I have my back covered 
Can I search your skin to discover
It’s past time for the world to change
We’ll Stay up all night and  hide from sleep till we fade

Now that we know the reasons why
How quickly we’ll die if we don't try
The next harvest should contain only the sun
No crude death burns like what we’re digging up
So please stay I need a friend 
And If ya seen this one before, don’t spoil the end

Just stay where I can still see you try
Dont let opportunity keep  passing us by
There's nothing really better than forgiveness
Test the word in the middle 
and give your best
Away and stay to watch it go down

This world selfish men
Exploiting the sources to no end
I want to get us away from it all
But I’m stuck down from our long fall
Afraid to even try to stand
Underneath this sky full of stars oh man

Oh Great Spirit of the Secret lead us out 
Need mighty forests to grow up from the ground 
Need mighty forces to shake us from the ground

Give Your Best Away

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An ummastered and unreleased demo recording of an original song written, performed, and mixed by AP Mercury in Portland, OR. 2021

Copyright 2021 Andrew Pendleton 
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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original song: good looking by suki waterhouse
icon: banana fish
no copyright infringement is intended! feel free to request something :)

good looking

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Wearing Black - Narcotic Isolation (acoustic)

Something I came up with while I was messing around with my guitar and FL Studio.

Space Oddity - David Bowie(Instrumental Cover)

ummastered and unreleased demo recording of an original song written, performed, and mixed by AP Mercury in New Orleans 2024. 
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
COPYRIGHT ANDREW PENDLETON 2024

 lyrics:
If the last breath of life is to come as my surprise
Let the secret I’ve kept be the thing in me that never dies 
Stayed the course and became more focused 
Accidental witness still slipped by unnoticed 
Make my next moment mirror the blurred line
 Written on stones erodes to sands of time
 people buried me for being in the hole you put me in. 
Still I was never as finished as I should have been but 
Your Love never pressed a kiss upon my lips
A mouth never heals when once it completely rips 
I’ll reach up and wave my fingers through the lingering cloud 
 stand here in this evaporated riverbed and act like I’m proud. 
To scatter misty milk pixels from crystals you light
 A new girl pushes through from a distant star light
I’ll be satisfied when I’ve forgotten 
How much I pretended to savor what tasted so rotten
You hid the keys deceived and split me and left  me for dead
You had the option to drop in on one of the other lives that you led. 
Dismissed the rich silk I was spinning into a dress
Shaped exactly for you but you resisted it and stayed a mess.

Last Breath of Life

ummastered and unreleased demo recording, A somber stripped down take of a song's reflection on loving intensely and losing profoundly. 
Recorded in Dec 2024 in New Orleans by AP Mercury. 

copyright 2025 Andrew Pendleton
all rights are reserved for the artist 

Conflict History (Alternate Take/A.S.D.)

*For concerns about licensing, please email ap.mercury.ap@gmail.com.
Arrangement and performance by AP Mercy of "Empty" - a song written and released by Ray Lamontagne for the RCA label in 2006 on the album "Till the Sun Turns Black." This is a cover song to show appreciation to the songwriter and cannot be used commercially, not be made available for download, and cannot be monetized on streaming services, I do not have the permission of the artist nor the mechanical license. Rights are reserved to Ray LaMontagne/RCA Records. 

*For concerns about licensing or copyright, please email ap.mercury.ap@gmail.com.

Empty (Ray LaMontagne Cover)

Followed the Moss

Ecco la traduzione in inglese del tuo testo, mantenendo lo stile originale e il tono da trap/rap:

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I run fast, so sorry if I never hit the brakes
I see darkness in the eyes I never face
Got two phones off
but my thoughts online
And a voice in my head that tells me: go, it’s time

I go in circles, but no real crew
Those who say “I feel you” never knew the real you
I write bars like blades, you don’t feel the sting
But they hit you deep like certain things

My life’s on a beat, you can’t drain my energy
There’s night in my eyes, I don’t wanna leave this scene
She says I’m distant but I don’t really care
You can’t touch my heart, it’s locked inside the stereo there

I make bitches wet, every day’s fashion week
Everything made in my chill
She wants my dindin
But I just popped a pill
We’ll fuck inside your dreams still

Everything made in my chill
Now I trap, I asked for a bad b
Took her straight into my dreams
Now she fell in love, and all she says is yes to me

Mix e master @hoodieindahood

FASHION WEEK

AP Mercury, the songwriting alias of Andrew Pendleton, crafts ballads that explore life’s fleeting nature and overlooked characters. His songs weave tales of loss, love, solitude, and grief, while confronting humanity’s waste of paradise. Spanning alternative rock, indie folk, and alt-country, they echo the 20th-century American songbook with vivid lyrics and harmonies. AP’s music champions kindness and community, exposing the pain of betrayal and the hope for redemption. Some tracks embrace a darker edge, reflecting hidden struggles and a quiet rebellion against modern excess. Raw, emotional, and authentic, these unmastered recordings capture stories that demand a deep listen to uncover what’s right—and wrong—in today’s world.

*All songs are written and performed by Andrew Pendleton as AP Mercury. Unreleased recordings are preserved for creative purposes, not yet available for streaming or purchase.

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