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Give Up the Ghost

from Seeds & Bones by Joselyn & Don

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“Give Up the Ghost” is a call to give up the hate that still permeates our society and recognize the history that has allowed it to continue. In talking to the ancestors involved in slavery, we acknowledge the past and release its control of us, so we can truly heal and move forward together. A unified horn section announces this song as an anthem while funky guitar work and major chord progressions belie a strong message. Subtle touches like a ghostly Hawaiian pedal steel and rich harmonies give “Give Up the Ghost” an otherworldly dimension.

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All you Williams, lying in your graves
Do you know we’re still suffering, with the choice you made
All you Williams, in the Southern dirt
Pulling me down, ‘cause I can’t heal the hurt

There’s a shadow from Kentucky all the way to California
It crosses Mississippi, and touches my soul
I wasn’t there for the worst of it, but I still feel the hurt of it
When hate has no home, it’s gonna give up the ghost

All you Sarahs, are you still looking down
Get off your high horse now, all your sons are brown
And all your daughters, we know our own minds
No more to be silent, no more to be blind

There’s a shadow from Kentucky all the way to California
It crosses Mississippi, and touches my soul
I wasn’t there for the worst of it, but I still feel the hurt of it
When hate has no home, it’s gonna give up the ghost

Gotta give it up now, while I’m living
I don’t need your ghost
Gotta give it up now, I'm still breathing
I stand on more than your bones

There’s a shadow from Kentucky all the way to California
It crosses Mississippi, and touches my soul
I wasn’t there for the worst of it, but I still feel the hurt of it
When hate has no home, it’s gonna give up the ghost

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from Seeds & Bones, track released September 14, 2022
Joselyn Wilkinson (ASCAP), Don Barrozo (ASCAP)
Joselyn Wilkinson: lead vocals, background vocals, ukulele
Don Barrozo: background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, trumpet, keys, percussion
Alan Mark Lightner: drumset
Recorded by Don Barrozo at Garden Studio
Mixed by Sven Martin
Mastered by Ruben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering
Paintbrush Records 2022, www.joselynanddon.com

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Joselyn & Don Los Angeles, California

Montana natives turned Angelenos, Joselyn & Don’s intoxicating music feels like a walk through mountain wildflowers and Southern California Joshua trees. Enter their wild garden - where blues, folk and jazz form an understory illuminated with lyrical truth. Joselyn Wilkinson and Don Barrozo forage musical ideas from many sources and plant those seeds in rich Americana soil. ... more

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