CD comes in a beautiful eco pack with a booklet intended to bring the listener on an emotional musical journey which includes lyrics to the songs as well as a written introduction explaining the energy behind the music.
* Also includes a commemorative lantern pin, a symbol of the song "Lanterns", meant to honour the veterans we have lost, and continue to lose, to suicide.
* Also includes digital version of The Guardian Angel Platoon
Includes unlimited streaming of The Guardian Angel Platoon
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about
George Curtis was one of my closest friends and a fellow veteran. He and I were volunteering our time together to help other veterans and first responders in similar situations. George would happily take his entire day, or week, to visit elderly veterans, injured veterans, those in hospital or just someone he knew needed a friend. I once saw George pay for an elderly gentleman’s meal in a restaurant, just because the man was alone. I guess George felt he could relate.
I was devastated when I got the news that my friend was gone without reaching out to me for help….. or to say goodbye.
lyrics
When no one else cared
I knew you'd be there
When you said to me
The places we've been
The state of mind we get in
Freedom's never free
Why didn’t you say goodbye
Was it because you knew I’d try
To find a reason why
To make you change your mind
This time last year
You told me not to fear
It's springtime in the woods
You said I’m so close , close to this issue
It haunts me how I miss you
I wish I'd understood
Why didn’t you say goodbye
Was it because you knew I’d try
To find a reason why
To make you change your mind
Why didn’t you say goodbye
To me before you died
I want to say goodbye
I miss your heart my friend
A saint to service men
There for those in need
My head keeps playing this game
Maybe I’m the one to blame
Were there signs for me to read?
Why didn't you say goodbye
Was it because you knew I’d try
To find a reason why
To make you change your mind
Where do I go from here
The future's so unclear
I'm left with memories
And questions haunting me
Why didn’t you say goodbye
To me before you died
I want to say goodbye
Drift away with these dreamlike songs from reclusive folk singer CARLENE, who pairs evocative lyrics with hushed arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable May 8, 2023