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The Ghosts That Haunt Me

from Live at Home by Coz Baldwin

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Here's an original song that I initially wrote in 2002. It wasn't until 2010 when I recorded it at home and put out into the public.

Recently, while revisiting another older song of mine (The Shroud), I decided to give this one another chance by remastering it, giving it some artwork, and putting it back out there. So here we are! I hope you enjoy.

When I think about how this song came about, I'm reminded of when I was driving down a road and the image of an old girlfriend popped into my head. "It's like she's a ghost haunting me," I thought. These are the ghosts that haunt me; the memories of past loves. They come without warning, hitting me like a freight train. So this song is mainly about her, how we met, etc. and how no matter how long it's been, the memories of her still haunt me.

The lyrics are unusually cryptic at times. Some lines I can't even remember their original meanings myself! And the timeline of events is a bit screwy (which, again, is unusual for me). But in the end, it's not really her that's sad, but rather the situation; the future we'll never know.

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Drops of memories, wafting in the air.
I can't see them as much as I could before.

Every corner I step around finds dandelions underneath my feet.
And I bend down to straighten them out and blow their seeds 'till Monday rolls around.

The night train comes 'round, blowing its whistle at me.
This parcel of memory gift wrapped and silent from the ghosts that haunt me.

And the land is shaky from infinite holes and I begin to fall.
Tumbling down to how you sound without your voice around.

And the night train comes 'round blowing its whistle at me.
This parcel of memory gift wrapped and silent from the ghosts that haunt me.

So please tell me who left you there
where you shouldn't be standing alone for awhile.

Until I digress to what remains
to be seen as an afterglow,
with so much future untold.


You're so sad.

credits

from Live at Home, track released May 2, 2019
Words and Music - Coz Baldwin
Producer/mixer/mastering - Coz Baldwin

Recorded using Korg X50 keyboard, Shure Beta 58A microphone, Focusrite Scarlett Solo (2nd Gen) audio interface, and Garageband.

Cover art photography - PixaBay
(www.pexels.com/@pixabay)

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Coz Baldwin Glenside, Pennsylvania

Coz put together his first band at age 17. By 19 he was in the studio recording his solo debut, "To whom it may concern...". After that, he was the lead singer of the hard rock band, Circuit Theory. Now, 20 years after his first solo album, he's recorded his 2nd. "Live at Home" is a collection of covers with two original songs which have been waiting 15 years to see the light of day. ... more

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