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The Songs from HOUR GLASS
by GERRY GRIFFIN
All but one of the songs on his current album, Hour Glass, were written while Griffin was incarcerated in the Spanish prison system for two and a half years in the early 1990's.

Hour Glass
Copyright 1992 G.J. Griffin
The lyrics of this song reflect Gerry's thoughts while he was in the final days of a hunger strike. Due to his deteriorated physical condition at the time, he was hospitalized in the AIDS ward of one of the Spanish prisons and overheard doctors say that he did not have long to live. It was through writing the song that he decided to break his strike. It was the 68th day.

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It Makes My Blood Run Cold
Copyright 1993 G.J. Griffin
A reflection on values learned from both his parents.

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I'm Not Broken, I'm Just Bent
Copyright 1995 G.J. Griffin
The only song on Hour Glass not written in jail.

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A Hard Rain Will Fall
Copyright 1993 G.J. Griffin

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I Hate Love
Copyright 1992 G.J. Griffin, J. Lesser

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Lisa
Copyright 1991 G.J. Griffin

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Back Home to You
Copyright 1991 G.J. Griffin

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Melilla
Copyright 1991 G.J. Griffin
Melilla is a town on the coast of Morocco controlled by the Spanish and the 14th century prison in that town is where Gerry was incarcerated. Many people there had been unjustly put in jail, often for being poor or not having the correct identification papers. In this song, Gerry calls the guards "racists" and "facists"; while he was in prison, he would sing it out; the other inmates would sing and play along on buckets, or whatever they had while the guards stood by.

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Chasing the Dragon
Copyright 1991 G.J. Griffin
This song is dedicated to Gerry's friend and fellow inmate, Kitami, who, even though he stayed clean the entire 11 months he was in prison, died of a heroin overdose 2 weeks after his release. Heroin use was rampant throughout the Spanish prison system. "Chasing the dragon" is a slang term for smoking heroin from pieces of tin foil.

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There's No Way to Get Through This Life Alive
Copyright 1992 G.J. Griffin
Actually a positive song ... " .... 'cause there are ways to get through this life alive."

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Other Songs by GERRY GRIFFIN
The following are other songs; some of which will be on the new Gerry Griffin & the Xrayz album.

God Only Knows ... Everything
Copyright 1992 G.J. Griffin

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I Can't Believe I Could Fall in Love Again
Copyright 1991 G.J. Griffin

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Just a Little Bit of Rain
Copyright 1988 G.J. Griffin

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One Night in a Hotel
Copyright 1991 G.J. Griffin

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To You
Copyright 1992 G.J. Griffin

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Gravity
Copyright 1996 G.J. Griffin

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The Ultimate Solution
Copyright 1988 G.J. Griffin

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Here's to the Boys
Copyright 1989 G.J. Griffin

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The Fixer
Copyright 1997 G.J. Griffin

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Not Noticing
Copyright 2000 G.J. Griffin
This song was written for the documentary "Life on the Heater".

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The "I Didn't Get Up This Morning" Blues
Copyright 2001 G.J. Griffin

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The Songs from HOUR GLASS by GERRY GRIFFIN

Other Songs by GERRY GRIFFIN

The Songs from HOUR GLASS
by GERRY GRIFFIN