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Spirits in the Silence

from The Road by John John Brown

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Could they be in the red horizon?
They may be in the newborn crying
Oh could they be somewhere in the darkness?
Or in a mansion somewhere down in Memphis?
In Graceland

Could they be in the canyon flower?
They're surely in the dying hour.
An old man from Montgomery Alabama
Felt em' in the Hallelujah's of his Grandma
Hi heart alive
At a Baptist chapel in the summer of 55
Living in her words was something so eternal and divine
The spirits in the silence

Could they be in the autumn harvest?
In the canvas of a starving artist
Could they be a famous jazz musician?
Who's returned as a blurry apparition….

Down In New Orleans
Say Hey Louie is that you passing by?
With a golden trumpet
Drifting through the music of the night
The spirits in the silence

He slid off the bridge into the night rain
With rust in his heart and shadows in his veins
He knew right then he didn't wanna die
Looking for an angel in the midnight sky
But he's falling like a rock
With the devil on his back into the black bay
All his hopes and dreams came flooding out
And he began to pray

And when he hit it felt something caught him
Like a blanket soft and warm beneath him
And in the ambulance he started singing some hymn
About the spirits in the silence
All about the spirits in the silence

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from The Road, released May 17, 2016

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John John Brown New Milford, Connecticut

No Depression: "The Road is one of those albums that suggests Brown’s talents have been stirring for some time. A supple and suggestive blend of astute Americana accompanied by a quiet, reflective glow, these ten songs offer up an air of quiet contemplation and wistful contentment." - Lee Zimmerman ... more

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