The Old Gospel Hall

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A kind of protest song about my fundamentalist childhood and the wounds it has left - if Steve Earle had been a Brethren boy...
This Hall was 'not strictly my kind' - but its in my neighbourhood.

lyrics

MORE TO LIFE

Well I parked outside the old Gospel Hall
Struck a match, lit a cigarette leaned against the wall
I took my time with those fading signs
took a breath, took a drag to clear my mind

and they were not, strictly my kind
but I knew – knew how it felt to be inside
knew how it felt, to be so young
to be so young, not to know what’s going on

CHORUS
Oh the threat of death – and the gift of life
that you advertise, you advertise
but there is more - more to life than this
I realise I realise

And the one sign read, better be prepared
be prepared to meet your God was all it said
then a few old men came out that way 
got in their expensive car and drove away

the threat of death – and the gift of life
you advertise, you advertise
but there is more - more to love than this
I realise I realise

How is it - this same old shit
can reach inside, into your chest + make it tight
can make you feel, like a child again
can make you feel the same old threat the same old shame

the threat of death – and the gift of life
you advertise, you advertise
but there is more - more to faith than this
I realise I realise –
than the threat of death – and the gift of life
that you advertise, you advertise
but there is more - more to life than this
I realise I realise

credits

from all the other people, released March 7, 2023
Lead Vox - Doug Gay
Electric Guitars - Charlie Irvine
Acoustic Guitar - Rory Butler
B Vox - The Gospelaires (Steve Butler, Charlie Irvine, Dot Reid)
Gospel Hall Piano - Dot Reid
Bass - Sandy Butler
Drums - David Dukes

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Doug Gay Glasgow, UK

Doug was part of Calvin's Dream in the 1990s, who released the album 'Fanatical' on Sticky Music in 1995. Since 2005, he has taught theology at Glasgow University.
He released the album 'Life After Death' in 2018.
This is the difficult third album... ... more

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