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The Shroud

from Live at Home by Coz Baldwin

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Originally written in May 2004, The Shroud has been a song that never got a proper, final recording. I tried back in 2008 and in fact the vocals and piano are from that recording session. That session ended abruptly and I didn't go back to it until now, in April 2019. I thought about redoing the parts but I've grown to accept them as they are. So I kept them and built around that primary framework. After just a couple days of working on it, I felt ready to put it out there.

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Shroud your body in
white lies and turtlenecks.
Tell yourself you don't belong.

Dry your eyes out with
sea salt and paper towels.
Don't let another tear fall.

Mold that mask into
something just a little bit
easier to contend with.

Why don't you tear it all away?
Break it down brick by brick
and mortar up a brand new life again.
You'll love the sunny days again
and dance a waltz with drops of rain.
You'll find a way to entertain
and live happily in the mundane.


(And thanks for all the inspiration.)


Build your house up of
playing cards and sugar glass.
Line up all your soldiers, girl.

Forget the poetry.
It's not like it was ever yours.
You're lying to yourself again.

Why don't you tear it all away?
Break it down brick by brick
and mortar up a brand new life again.


You'll love the sunny days again
and dance the waltz with drops of rain.
You'll find a way to entertain
and live happily in the mundane.
You'll clear a path away from pain.
You'll drink from cups of fine champagne
and learn the power of refrain
and learn the feeling of disdain
and be blind to all that you can feign
while lying with your frightened swaine
because you chose to walk this lane
of fallen stars and the pseudo-sane.

(But thanks for all the inspiration.)

credits

from Live at Home, track released April 25, 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 - Marlene Leppänen
(www.pexels.com/@marleneleppanen)

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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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