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Ballad of the Invisible Man
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Finger picking with double bass
folk singer songwriter fingerstyle double bass
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TREELINE is a local original acoustic folkie bluegrassy celtroots music quartet featuring songwriter Gregory Swain on vocals and guitars, multi-instrumentalist
TREELINE is a local original acoustic folkie bluegrassy roots music quartet featuring songwriter Gregory Swain on vocals and guitars, Robert Bourrie on double bass, percussionist Jonathan Ison, and Tom Neale on dobro and lapsteel.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic General
Charts
Peak #90
Peak in subgenre #29
Author
Gregory Swain
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Yes
Uploaded
July 19, 2017
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MP3 4.4 MB • 160 kbps • 3:48
Story behind the song
Written during first year at UVic in 1981 then updated in 2011
Lyrics
BALLAD OF THE INVISIBLE MAN Twisted branches reaching up for the sky Fingers climbing to the sun Like the leaves our love had to die The bond between us came undone In the morning when I look into your eyes Something happened to the fun And now that winter's here and the snow will start to fly Who has lost and who has won Lonely midnight train are you going my way Will you offer me a ride Looking out a passing pullman at the day brings me peace of mind If I could see you again there is so much I would say But I'm running out of time A new town along the rounds I think I'll stay And see who's here to find The wind is whining in the trees on the edge of town Singing me a song Walking in the snow leaving footprints on the ground They will melt before too long I am so far away I never will be found I can't feel that I belong So when the morning comes I'll leave without a sound You won't miss me when I'm gone 1981 BC
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