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Salute (Ode To​.​.​.​)

from Decimation by Kerry Logan

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During a 1993 Gypsys jam session, I produced a few chords I had been working on, to which Mark and Bob helped (mid-jam) shape it into a richer instrumental. Fast-forward to January 1996 and Bob and my father, Geoff, had just passed away so I gave the song its heart by shaping it and adding the lyrics about Dad. Two months later we would record it on Hawera's first CD release with Cynosure and the 8-minute track would be a stand out, receiving some radio play and making a national compilation album entitled 'Something in the Water'. Here then is probably my greatest 'hit'.

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Time
Now that you’re not around
I’ll sit and wait for a sound
For you to appear – I know that you’re near

Mind
I know just where you’re s’posed to be
I pray you are looking on me
When all’s said and done – what we’ve become

Hand
I’ve never seen so much of my life
With all that was here you would laugh
They lifted us high – you shone in each eye

Go on
Now that the smoke has all cleared
We’ll sift the debris for years
Keep you in the mind – we’ll still find our stride

Hold me
I’m not afraid to die
I know where I’ll be
When you come around

Lonely
It show’s how much we care
As long as you look down
We won’t run away

credits

from Decimation, released March 15, 2019
from The Art (of Spontaneous Noise), released June 18, 1996
Guitars, vocals and bass by Kerry Logan, pianos by Mark Weir and drums by Bobby Logan.

Written by Kerry Logan, Mark Weir and Bobby Logan. Produced by Kerry Logan and Cynosure. Recorded at Rowan Studios, Kaponga, in March 1996 and released on the 1996 Cynosure album "The Art"

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