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Technicolor Ghost

from Sleeping Bear by Gayle Skidmore

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"Technicolor Ghost" mixes plucky banjo with a weighty chordal organ and the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus for a peculiarly quirky and agonizing questioning of fate.

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I was awakened from sleep
Burned by a feverish dream
Pearls on my brow, could it be
That this is really happening?

How could this happen to me?
God, where were you when I needed, I needed you desperately?

Vague recollections would be blessings compared to the scenes
That play in my mind like a picture show starring your
Technicolor ghost
Crawls on my skin like a centipede
I wish this would never return to me
Presses my lungs, I can hardly breathe

How could this happen to me?
God, where were you when I needed, I needed you desperately?

Try as I might, I can't seem to fight off the feeling
Try as I may, I can't seem to stray from the question
That burns deep inside

How could this happen to me?
God, where were you when I needed?
How could this happen to me?
God, where were you when I needed, I needed you desperately?

credits

from Sleeping Bear, released September 15, 2013
Gayle Skidmore: Vox, Banjo, Vibraphone, Folk Harp, Glockenspiel, Folding Pedal Organ
San Diego Gay Men's Chorus: Backup Vox
Ben Moore: Percussion, Organ

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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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