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Primitive Angels

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

Down by the gates of hell
there's a sign that says "no loitering"
that sign attracts quite a crowd
the beer in that neighborhood is cold
and the reefer is strong
you may as well enjoy the ride as you go down

a lot of money changes hands
they barely remember who sold what and don't care
paper burns easy near those gates
get in on the action while you wait

primitive angels crawling in the shadow of our own light, primitive angels

up the stairs to the white light
they're lining up early tonight
they've got their papers in order
lawyers at their side, everything set right
St. Peter ain't buying
he's heard every story a thousand times

primitive angels crawling in the shadow of our own light, primitive angels

at the moment of decision, when it's time to make a choice
you can't count on intuition, or listen to your inner voice
because the devil gets the last word
and he knows how to make a big noise

primitive angels crawling in the shadow of our own light, primitive angels

credits

from Match Against A New Moon, track released April 1, 2010
Fred Gillen Jr: vocals, bass, guitars, glockenspiel
Eric Puente: drums
Catherine Miles: vocals
Paul Silverman: organ
Matt Turk: Coogan's crowd noise

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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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