Ghost in the Wind

by Dillon Currie

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'Ghost in the Wind' was co-written during SaskMusic’s virtual 2021 Canadian Songwriter Challenge in August 2021 by Currie and Toronto-based R&B artist, TOVA. In stark contrast to Currie's latest dreamy single, 'In My Town', where he examines his own naive and youthful perspective growing up in rural Saskatchewan, 'Ghost in the Wind' is inspired by Currie's first visits to Toronto with rock band League of Wolves where he first witnessed the harsh realities of urban life. 'Ghost in the Wind' revisits that experience and ponders how we remain connected to our humanity in a world that moves so fast.

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LYRICS

Pass me in the street but never will our eyes meet, never will you greet me with a smiling face, saying “how have you been?”

Stretching out my hand for dollar or a friend or a reason just to stand up on my feet again, oh how have you been living?

Wake up, brother. It’s cold out here.
Can you hear me knocking?
Hear me, won’t you let me come in?
Wake up, brother. It’s cold out here.
Can you see me, see me, or am I just a ghost in the wind?

Just another face in a lonely crowded space fighting for a place, fighting for a reason to say
that life has been good.

I see people everyday trying to make it to these places that they hate, always in a hurry, always running late. Dying to make a living.

Wake up, brother. It’s cold out here.
Can you hear me knocking?
Hear me, won’t you let me come in?
Wake up, brother. It’s cold out here.
Can you see me, see me, or am I just a ghost in the wind?

Pass me in the street (don’t look away)
You’ll never know my name (don’t look away)
Pass me in the street (don’t look away)
Our eyes will never meet (don’t look away)
Pass me in the street (don’t look away)
You’ll never know my name

Wake up, brother. It’s cold out here.
Can you hear me knocking?
Hear me, won’t you let me come in?
Wake up, brother. It’s cold out here.
Can you see me, see me, or am I just a ghost in the wind?”

END

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released October 28, 2022
Music by Dillon Currie
Lyrics by Dillon Currie and Victor Adeolu Oriola (TOVA)

Recorded at Skullcreek Studios (Watrous, Saskatchewan)
Engineered, produced, mixed, and mastered by Aspen Beveridge

Lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitar, distorted violin by Dillon Currie
Backing Vocals, Drums, Bass, Electric Guitar, Percussion by Aspen Beveridge
Violin by Rebecca Beveridge

Thank you to Creative Saskatchewan and FACTOR Canada for providing funding for recording this single.

Special thanks to SaskMusic for continuing to provide opportunities that foster unexpected collaborations like this and connect independent Saskatchewan artists in beautiful ways every day.

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Dillon Currie Swift Current, Saskatchewan

Dillon Currie is a Saskatchewan singer-songwriter and lead singer of Saskatoon-based rock band, League of Wolves.

Currie’s debut LP entitled ‘Vines of Time’ is due out in September 2023, featuring 10 beautiful songs including singles 'In My Town' and 'Ghost in the Wind'. ... more

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