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When The Ravens Came

from Birds by Fred Gillen Jr

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When the ravens came we were afraid
big, black faces
looming in our peaceful trees
mornings we could hear them
louder than mocking birds
they flew high, and darkened the sky
neighborhood cats laid low
biding their time

rain did not phase them
they filled the silence
their robin cousins left before a storm
stark, raving, death-metal songs
preceding thunder
they flew high, and darkened the sky
neighborhood cats laid low
biding their time

when the ravens came
we were afraid
dark, dramatic faces
passing in the breeze
soon it became as if they’d always been
they flew high, and darkened the sky
neighborhood cats laid low
biding their time

one day a raven came
and feeling his power
he flew low, too close to the ground
neighborhood cats jumped out

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from Birds, released June 12, 2020
Fred Gillen Jr: vocals, classical guitar, electric guitars, bass guitar, drums

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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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