Quicksilver EP
Welcome to Quicksilver! I am excited for everyone who made this project possible, finally see the finished result before the public release of this EP. Back in 2020, I decided to take a leap with Plaiddog Recording Company and work on my first professional, studio recorded EP. Little did I know that the Covid-19 Pandemic would be creeping upon us shortly after. Once the pandemic was in full swing, I had already started my crowd funding campaign to work on this project and I. Was. Worried
Y'all donated and supported me and made it possible for these three songs that are so near and dear to my heart, to come out.
When figuring out what to call the first song, I tried to channel the exact emotions I felt when writing it. It's about a relationship that was not meant to be despite efforts to keep it together. It felt venomous, and unstable.Thats when I thought of Mercury or its other name, Quicksilver.
This song was the beginning of me taking my songwriting seriously and producing something I thought was worthy of other listener's ears.It's funny because I was so inexperienced and nervous in the beginning . The scratch track I originally sent Bryan was so wildly off beat at certain points but he helped me salvage it, get comfortable with sharing my music and singing around Danny and himself. It became something I was proud of, so it only made sense that I should let that song become the title track of this EP.
The songs that follow, were only partially planned. A song I wrote " Easy" was supposed to be in "Paradise"s spot. "Paradise" came from stopping during the shutdown and evaluating just how I felt as a person. Everyone goes through their growing pains and usually hears the unsolicited advice that comes with it. I realized though I really liked who I was growing up to be without too many moments that I think I might regret. "Lullabies" is the song that bookends this EP and grew to be another favorite. It is in a way the second part of "Quicksilver". It was a raw and honest analysis of the role that one might play and enable in a relationship when it should end but it's familiar and familar is comfortable.
I hope that when you listen to these songs you see a story, you see mistakes, you see growth .
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Written by ALDRA
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[Verse 1]
Hey my love, you know we're not okay
Cause I think my way and you don't feel the same
Don't trap us love, I know you feel this space
where the silence is tough both on me and on you babe
[Pre-Chorus]
I see it in your face, you won't hear me when I say
we need to break away while we still can stop this crash
Cause we'll go flipping or choke up on the fumes my love
[Chorus]
This love is eating me from the inside out
oh its toxic, oh this venoms killing me
Each time we touch my mind shouts out loud
oh it toxic, oh this venoms killing me
oh it tainted, filled up heavy like mercury
[Verse 2]
I'm stuck my love, Can't stand to see you blue
But the memories were real we shared between us two
It's done my love, ain't nothing left to do
But to stay and get hurt or to cut the ties and move
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
I gotta get out yea x3
I gotta get , I gotta get out
Because
[Chorus]