This lovely instrumental is by guitarist Peter May. It is actually a sliver of a longer piece (the full performance can be heard on May’s excellent "Blues & Gospel" album). But it is this abridged version that deftly enshrines the essence of the song’s title - a metaphor for when the soul departs at the moment of death. The song deftly conveys a host of complex emotions in just 47 seconds: Beauty, wonder and, at the end, a moment of contemplation before vanishing into what awaits beyond.
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from Be Good To Yourself, releases October 8, 2021
Composer: Peter May
Peter May- acoustic guitar

Produced by Chris Garges, Ed Bumgardner, and Rob Slater
Recorded and mixed by Chris Garges at Old House House Studio, Charlotte, NC
Mastered by Scott Craggs at Old Colony Mastering, Scituate, RI
Vinyl lacquer master cut by Jeff Powell at Take-Out Vinyl, Memphis, TN
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