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Keeper Of The Light

by peter zeldow

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Vince Hamilton
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Vince Hamilton I met Peter at a Robinlee Garber show at Davenport's Piano Bar
in Chicago.

Super nice guy and a heck of a musician also.

<Thanks for chatting with me Peter> Favorite track: I Wanna Be Like Man Ray.
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1.
Keep a book by your bed, Keep a song on your shoulder Some times that's all you need Keep in touch with a friend, Keep a charm in your pocket Delight in little things There is no bottom to what we don't know There are no depths to which we won't go There is no bottom to what we don't know You are the keeper of the light Feel the noise, find the music, face the sun, catch the wind Launch on to every wave Be very still, plant a garden, be very kind, when in doubt You'll find a better way Chorus Keep a thought for your dad, Don't think twice about leaving I'll always be with you Chorus
2.
I wanna be like Man Ray, I wanna be like Man Ray I wanna change my name and go to France Run around in my underpants Like Man Ray, I wanna be like Man Ray If I can be like Man Ray I can rule the world I wanna be like Man Ray, I wanna be like Man Ray I wanna grow my hair and act real freaky Get a muse and call her Kiki Man Ray, I wanna be like Man Ray If I can be like Man Ray I can rule the world I'll grow a big mustache, Make a lot of cash I'm gonna play around with light and shadow Hang around some guy named Pablo Get a movie deal, gonna be surreal When I can finally tell the world just how I feel I wanna feel like Man Ray, I wanna be like Man Ray I wanna change my name and go to France Fuck with pomp and circumstance, like Man Ray I wanna be like Man Ray If I can be like Man Ray I can rule the world I'll go to Hollywood, I really think I should Gonna start a movement call it Dada Grab the whole damn enchilada I'll be a bon vivant, I'll date a debutante And I will finally discover what I want I wanna be like Man Ray, wanna be like Man Ray I wanna change my name and go to France Make a little love, Do a little dance Like Man Ray, I wanna be like Man Ray If I can be like Man Ray I can rule the world
3.
Kindness 04:02
I pulled out of El Paso, Headed for Houston, Hoping for I don't know what Highway was baking, Heart was broke down, Stomach tied in a knot She said it was over, I was running for cover, Needing for someone to fight I looked in the mirror, I was caught like a deer, Trooper had me in his sight I rolled down my window, He asked for my license, I timed you at 90 he said My eyes started tearing, the fight up and left me He stared and he nodded his head I could write you a ticket that would go on your record That's what I usually do, But something inside me where I was once broken Imagines what you're going through Chorus: It's kindness sustains us when boundaries restrain us When hearts are broke down and a lump in your throat The secret to life is in bridging the distance We must never forget we're all in the same boat Thirty years later I remember his wisdom, how he let me drive off in the night, I can't help but wonder with all that I know now How lucky I was to be white. And I still think about him and what led him to see me How he knew just to leave me alone I can count on one hand all the magical moments When I truly felt truly known Repeat chorus
4.
Finished 02:43
Well I thought I was finished, no more love for me Down for the count, More misery But you came to the rescue with a lifeline or two And I'm not close to finished with you I thought I was finished, No more songs Thought I was finished, I was wrong The drought is all over, Rain has broke through And I'm not close to finished with you Sometimes the world is a desert, Where nothing can grow Sometimes even in the desert, A rose is a rose is a rose I thought I was finished, Thought I had my fill Feeling diminished, Over the hill You came to my rescue with a new point of view Now I'm not close to finished with you.
5.
Churchyard 03:58
From the time they were ten, Danny knew back then Danielle was the one, She made everything fun The Sunday school where they first met in Old Town, He used to walk her home Chorus: From the churchyard to the graveyard, I'll be yours for all time From the churchyard to the graveyard, if you'll be mine Graduation day, their friends moved away They stayed in Old Town to put their roots down Her father thought that they were just plum loco When Danny bought the ring His mother pleaded wait until you're older But then she heard her son sing Chorus A couple of kids, some bumps and some skids They always bounced back, bought a big Cadillac The time that Danny slipped and fell at Christmas The summers at the shore Danielle retired teaching kindergarten when Danny sold the store Chorus The end of the day, their hair turning gray They're still having fun though they're slowing down some Grandkids, t-ball, all those graduations and other family things Danny continues his infatuation To Danielle he still sings Chorus
6.
Lubbock Texas in a dream, Buddy Holly in a time machine Imagine if he heard the Beatles play What would he think, what would he have to say I think it's great, it's got my beat, But does this make me obsolete? She Loves You is a song I understand I'm not so sure about Sgt Pepper's Band Taxman, Girl, and Yesterday, they just might make me Fade Away Amazing what a few more years can do When I Get Home I'm telling Peggy Sue The Guitars Weep, the crazy chord from Hard Day's Night to My Sweet Lord, I need to know my legacy is secure I worry I won't Matter Anymore Now it's 1999 and I've been gone for quite some time So many unfamiliar, magic sounds It's strange that no one let's me hang around But somehow at the end of day when crickets chirp and Oh Boy plays The apple doesn't fall far from the tree I'll be returning home triumphantly
7.
I'm waiting out the night, Waiting out the night It's like an invocation Waiting out the night I'm wondering can love last, Wondering can love last? Gonna try and end it graceful Wondering can love last? I've got a dream to ride, A fire inside, Ring around the moon Miles to go before I sleep Shadows lifting soon I'm waiting out the night, Waiting out the night The promise of tomorrow Waiting out the night
8.
Ten years since I've been with you, Six years since we spoke Nothing there to be repaired, If it's broken, leave it broke But yesterday I saw you, It tightened up my throat Swore that I was over you, til that sleeping beast awoke When trains rush by the highway, there's nothing left but track I just have to see your face It all comes back Amanda used to sing to me at the dimming of the day I never felt so safe and sound, And then she went away I shut down like an engine that lost its driving wheel Fifty-five years later I discover how I feel When trains rush by the highway, there's nothing left but track I just have to hear that song It all comes back The rustling of the dogwood, the sweet smell of the pine What is it about memory, the ghosts we leave behind? We bury our emotion deep below the frost And when we least expect it, we're reminded of the cost When trains rush by the highway, there's nothing left but track I just have to feel the breeze, it all comes back Yes I just have to hear your name It all comes back
9.
Bad day for music in the Times, Bluegrass boy has taken leave Lives built on rhythm and on rhyme don't always turn out as dreamed He suffered the sweet plague of love I'm told Fragile misfortunes of fame Remainders of records all unsold The end of a long, lonely day Well Stewball was a racehorse, he played crowded fairgrounds While you were performing downstage Searching for something sincerely profound Footnote on someone's back page Noone deserves that back page Can't explain this feeling in my heart, Can't find the passion to engage Something to do with love and art Something about memory and age Well Stewball was a racehorse, he played crowded fairgrounds While you were performing second stage Searching for something sincerely profound Footnote on someone's back page You didn't deserve that back page Nothing to do but move on, No need to pause and reflect Whenever you hear "Roll on John" Think of your friend and connect Well Stewball was a racehorse, he played crowded fairgrounds While you were performing downstage Searching for something sincerely profound Footnote on Dylan's back page Noone deserves that back page The end of a long lonely day The end of a long lonely day

about

My third album of original songs, six years after Only One Life and three years after Things That Go Unsaid. Produced by Rob Arendt, Sonic Spa Studios. This album includes four of my oldest songs (including Man Ray and Marisa's Song) and five new ones. Cover photo by Jon Rood.

Read interview here:

medium.com/@heymanrecords19/hey-man-records-artist-on-artist-karen-salmon-and-peter-zeldow-65a8cfc303c6

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released June 10, 2019

Album Credits
Peter Zeldow – lead vocals, all guitars except electric guitar on Finished
Rob Arendt/Sonic Spa Recording – recorded, mixed, mastered, bass, drums, percussion; harmony vocal on It All Comes Back
Alton Smith – keyboards on Marisa's Song, Finished and Kindness
Linda Marie Smith – piano on It All Comes Back
Rachel Drew – harmony vocal on Finished
Steve Dawson – harmony vocal on It All Comes Back; electric guitar, bass, and drums on Finished; additional recording on Finished (2018), Legacy and Song for John Herald (2008) at Kernel Studio

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peter zeldow Chicago, Illinois

Songs that hover around folk, rock & country genres with a mostly gentle, acoustic guitar-based mid-60s sound. The themes are universal: love (Jerome, You Are True), loss (Go), desire (Hunger), memory (It All Comes Back), aging (Golden Years), empathy (Kindness), & gratitude (Grateful). The delivery is understated, but the storytelling packs an emotional wallop that rewards careful listening. ... more

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