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White Deer

from My House Is Orange by Paul Gerard

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Written & composed by Paul Gerard
Arranged by Paul Gerard & Dmitri J. (Jakimowicz)
Produced, recorded, mixed by Dmitri J.
Recorded at Avast! and G Sound, Seattle, Washington, USA
Mixed at Greenhouse Studios, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Mastered by Ross Nyberg, Disc Master, Issaquah, Washington, USA
Original artwork by Jim Dryden, Falcon Heights, Minnesota, USA
Studio photography by Eric Browne, Seattle, Washington, USA
Graphic design by Katie Dolejsi, Dolejsi Design, Seattle Washington, USA

lyrics

White Deer
by Paul Gerard

The old man had a story
he told me it was true
of when he was a young man
in the fire of fifty-two
He would've been ashes
if he went up that ravine
but standing there before him
the strangest thing he'd seen

The image of a white deer
moved through the smoke and trees
leading him to safety
and the refuge of a cool stream
All his life he wondered
just what it was he'd seen
a vision or a creature
a ghost or just a dream

He said "I saw the white deer
watching over me.
Looking like an angel,
looking out for me.
Deep within a forest
deep within my dreams,
moving like a spirit
always there for me."

The I got a phone call
"The old man passed away"
leaving me a hole as big as yesterday
Leaving me with questions
and things we'll never say
leaving me with only what I have today

We used to laugh and kid around
I held your hand, but now you're gone
Just a memory -- now a mystery
slowly fading, fading away

The earth is full of wonders
a human cannot know
Full of questions
and things we can't control
We think we're driving
but there isn't any road
Only companions until our time to go

Then I saw the white deer
watching over me
Looking like an angel,
looking out for me.
Deep within a forest
deep within my dreams,
moving like a spirit
always there for me.

credits

from My House Is Orange, released August 14, 2014
Paul Gerard, vocals, Martin D-35
Special thanks to Ben Kohn, violin
Robert Smallwood, electric guitar

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Rich, warm voice, thoughtful lyrics, and a kind heart all come through on Paul Gerard's first-ever digital release of My House Is Orange. Seattle born singer/songwriter who sings of the Pacific NW and exotic places and love songs from around the world.

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