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Vespers

by Gwyn Fowler

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1.
You Who Knew 04:28
Here I stand, alone again but listening to the ghosts inside my head no i swear i'm not a monster, but it's thoughts like these that push you from my bed sun it casts a darker shadow covers stains from sips and tricks I led But it's you who knew With you I want to forget all of those regrets Wants to be a better version of all those ghosts that crawl inside my head forget all the long talks, interviews and jobs you hoped to have it's where I sit that reminds me why I want the love that stands But it's you who knew With you I want to forget all of those regrets
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Grey Ghost 03:32
Grey sea, the months passed slowly, very slowly You came, in a dream so lonely, very lonely Feel it out, cut it short Though we're apart we'll meet once more Blue sea, your return goes slowly, very slowly Your face, slows the ligustrum scented days Feel it out, Breathe you in Though you're away we'll meet again. But somewhere you got lost in ways you didn't know And you sink so low Why'd you leave me on my own? And somewhere you got lost in ways I didn't know And you sunk so low Why'd you leave me on my own with your gray ghost? Now I spend my days in silence, quiet silence. That's not to say I am compliant from my reliance Show your face just once more, Though you're so gone I miss our shores Windy days on the sands lines Thought of you when love was alive. You appeared with no fear I left home, you haunt me because you care But somewhere you got lost in ways you didn't know And you sunk so low Why'd you leave me on my own? And somewhere you got lost in ways I didn't know And you sunk so low Why'd you leave me on my own with your gray ghost?
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Young Thumbs 04:27
I'd be wrong if I said a ghost was not laying in my bed but he does not trust he's fickle he's fleeting so my young thumbs they box him up instead Blades of white above my head they swirl the ghost that lingers as he's swept under the cracks but blades cannot move fast enough so my young thumbs they cast him off instead Send love on my way When it's clear past this ghost grey veneer I'm correct the ghost was not in need transparent limbs he took some years from me now that he's gone i'm trusting what's in me so my young heart can breathe easy Send love on my way Yes it was dark, yes it was dark But I'm not sad, I'm not cold, I'm still warm
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Alice Flagg 03:20
You were out summer day The humid air it clung so tight with our lips we would love in summer skies moonlight In the dark we would meet you knew my breed you would not heed all the while mama cried she wanted rich love right And you brought the ring you gave to me with soft hands And we held each other close in loving arms Hearts tears and glass When I left for Charleston I could not sleep I could not eat in my dream I saw snow on top those sea lined streets When I died oh to soon you could not take my hand to wed but you never knew that I'd left you for life And I brought the ring you gave to me with soft hands And we held each other close in drifting arms Hearts tears and glass In my grave summer day I crave the air creeps in so tight my old bones barely there but my ring lives inside And I brought the ring you gave to me with soft hands And we held each other close in drifting arms Hearts tears and glass
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And when by your scorn darling yes you find me dead, you think that now you're free from all pleading from me that's when my ghost, my memories will creep to your bed standing watching waiting for a glimpse of regret I see you're in new arms, she's feeding you new charms a candle winks She's lacking something more can she fall asleep, touch like me before? And in fake sleep you turn you body to the wall, the pale trees cry cold moonlit skies can read your tired eyes, you loved me then you left me, left me high and dry now how's it feel to have the cold, a better ghost than I? I see you're in new arms, she's feeding you new charms a candle winks she's lacking something more can she fall asleep, touch like me before? My love is spent you painfully regret my ghost

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Vespers is a collection and interpretation of ghost stories recorded from the shores of South Carolina. These stories are composed of ghosts from my own past, or stories that have been read or shared from my family and friends.

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released August 30, 2011

Photo by Maureen Megan
All songs written and performed by Gwyn Fowler

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Gwyn Fowler Greenville, South Carolina

Honesty honestly describes Gwyn Fowler's songs. With a soft finger picking ghost stories or a delicate love song, Gwyn's music ranges the spectrum of raw emotion and storytelling. Her unique voice and love of the lyric mark her songs - a melodious treat for any listener. ... more

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