Pale Ghosts (Live)

by Gayle Skidmore

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"Pale Ghosts" live by Gayle Skidmore and band. Recorded LIVE in the Little Yellow House, North Park, San Diego, CA on 28 January 2016 for the NPR Tiny Desk Contest.
Gayle Skidmore: Songwriter, Vocals, Piano
Marta Blalock: Violin
Melissa Barrison: Violin
Erdis Maxhelaku: Cello
Josh Hermsmeier: Percussion
Chelsea Wilde: Backup Vocals
Audio by John Cruess and Mace Tripp.

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Pale ghosts are dancing on my windowsill
I'm close to turning on the light
But as I walk the room, I hear a whippoorwill
I let them dance again tonight
If I didn't need to miss you, I could dig a deeper grave
I could press the earth down hard enough to keep the ghosts away
Pale ghosts are dancing on my windowsill
I watch stars flicker through their skin
In smoke and shadow they are wandering
To find their bodies once again
If I didn't need to miss you, I could dig a deeper grave
I could press the earth down hard enough to keep the ghosts away
Could I be strong enough to say goodbye again
And let the morning creep back in
If I didn't need to miss you, I could dig a deeper grave
I could press the earth down hard enough to keep the ghosts away
If I didn't have to miss you

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released February 1, 2016
Written and performed by Gayle Skidmore. ©2016 Gayle Skidmore ASCAP. Sea Boot Café Publishing. Raincoat Records. Artwork by EpicProblems.com

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Gayle Skidmore Amsterdam, Netherlands

Seven-time San Diego Music Award nominee Gayle Skidmore has written over 2000 songs since she began songwriting at the age of 8. She just won Best Pop in the 2015 San Diego Music awards, and her latest album and coloring book, “Sleeping Bear,” won Best Pop Album in 2014. She won Best Singer-Songwriter in the 2013 San Diego Music Awards, and her song "Paper Box" was featured on HBO's "Looking." ... more

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