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Keep Me in Mind

from The Great Destroyer by Jim Dead

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I wrote this when working on I’m Not Lost + even recorded it during those sessions. It's a companion to Coffee & Cocaine (Ten Fires) and Gold + Silver (I'm Not Lost), though I didn't include it on I'm Not Lost as it sounded too similar to the latter.

Wanting it to have a home, it was one of the first tracks for inclusion here. We recorded this version on the final day + kept it simple. It's a nod to the original concept - the guitar + vocal.

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he awakes as the sun comes through the window
his eyes stung by the bright
he says nothin’ when he sits up
but this morning, this day is alright
3 birds sit on his window sill
singing his ffavourite hymns
all from one old dusty book
that his mother left for him

keep me in mind don’t forget me
keep me in mind my son
keep me in mind don’t forget me

he wears cross around his neck
when he washes works and sleeps
he harbours no doubts about jesus
or the words in the book he keeps
his faith is stronger than the ocean
he sets sail on when he sleeps
his heart is weary and lonesome
but he smiles when the twilight creeps

keep me in mind don’t forget me
keep me in mind my son
keep me in mind don’t forget me

he’ll be united with his loved ones
he’ll no longer carry the pain
he’ll be smiling and singing with them
like in the picture in the old frame

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from The Great Destroyer, released September 9, 2022
guitar + voice: Jim

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Jim Dead Glasgow, UK

Jim Dead is an alt. country / rock musician / songwriter from Glasgow, Scotland, who has been performing his brand of dusty Americana in local taverns since 2009.

He has released 3 albums and an EP. His forthcoming album, The Great Destroyer, features contributions from members of Glasgow alt-rockers Southpaw, Traquair, The 1984 Draft’s Joe Anderl and King of the Stuntmen.
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