A song written and performed with French tunesmith and vocalist Yann Causeret, with additional guitar work from Hervé Gotthilf and KAW Creation. A Stranger is the moment of realisation. The moment where time becomes misplaced and the world stops. A song for those who are left behind.
Yann Causeret - Vocals
Hervé Gotthilf - Acoustic Guitar
Geoff Wood - Acoustic guitar, drums, keys
Mark Kaufman - Lead guitar
Mike Dunbar - Bass
Producer - Geoff Wood
Engineer - Paul Butler Tayar
Photographer - Johan Genin
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Written over an 18 month period, with numerous writes and re-writes, numerous takes and re-takes, A Stranger tries to capture that difficult moment between life itself and the moment of announcement of an unexpected death of someone close. This song is for those left behind. TCAAW1191915
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A Stranger ( Told Me You Were Gone ) © 2009 Causeret/Gotthilf/Wood
V1
The cat is crouching near the fish bowl
A man is waving on the screen
The world is still lost in their dreams
The clouds are gathering in silence
A car is coasting down the street
The upstairs neighbors do not sleep
CH.
I DROP THE PHONE AND LEAVE MY HEART TO DO ITS BEST
I WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN THE DAWN
I COULDN’T BE THERE, SOMETHING’S BUILDING UP IN MY CHEST
A STRANGER TOLD ME YOU WERE GONE
V2
I’m standing right here by the window
The night is creeping off the square
You never sat in that new chair
The clock is ticking hours and seconds
I clear my throat, search for a prayer
Don’t want the kids to think life’s unfair
CH.
BRIDGE
I’m scared to look now
At the rest of my life
All I’m feeling now is trial and fear
I need to look back
On the best of our lives
So I can see your face. It’s always near. (… always near)
V3
The phone is mute; a bird is singing
These ringing echoes in my head
The sound of something you once said
Another day when we were sunlit
Another day when we were blessed
No time, no meaning, start or end
CH.
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