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Don't Give Up The Ghost

from Match Against A New Moon by Fred Gillen Jr.

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    Nine new original songs, one re-write, and finally a version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. With drummer Eric Puente and guest singers Catherine Miles, Abbie Gardner, and Laurie MacAllister. "Like the phase of the lunar orb it references, Match Against A New Moon assures us that the day side we see sans light is temporary in the ongoing transit of our lives." -Catherine Michaels, WHUD 100.7FM, Hudson Valley, NY

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lyrics

sometimes I walk around this town
ghosts follow me without a sound
I close my eyes and start to pray
that I can somehow get away

other times I walk around
this town is some new love I've found
the streets just seem to sparkle
in the glow of adoration

Chorus: Don't give up the ghost
hold on you're getting close
to some kind of answers
or at least some questions finally worth asking

late at night when I can't rest
a mockingbird sings me a test
a catalog of my mistakes
rolls through my head with each song he makes
Chorus

when I'm lost
overcome by memories and questions
when I've reached as far as I can reach
but I can't catch the dreams that I've been dreaming
there's always someone beautiful enough
to light the darkness long enough
to show me home is in my crowded heart
Chorus

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from Match Against A New Moon, track released April 1, 2010
Fred Gillen Jr: vocals, guitars, bass
Eric Puente: drums
Catherine Miles: vocals

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Fred Gillen Jr Athens, New York

NYFA grant recipient Fred Gillen Jr has released 12 solo albums, and 6 ep’s, has toured all over the U.S. and Europe solo, and Nepal/ India with Greenheart. His songs have been on ABC's "All My Children," NPR's "Car Talk," CMJ, and his version of Woody Guthrie's "I Ain't Got No Home" was featured on Pete Seeger's "Pete Remembers Woody." He is also a founding member of THE TRIKE rock trio. ... more

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