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Same Stars

by GIRL WITH A HAWK

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In December of 1998 Linda’s brother Carter Price was arrested for armed robbery in Stamford, CT. A long time heroin addict, Carter had used a toy gun wrapped in a bandanna to rob a convenience store. In January of the following year he was sentenced to 11 years in a Federal Prison, and left his wife Debbie, his 3 year old son Jesse, and 3 month old daughter Blake for prison. He served the full 11 years and was released in 2010, and lived in CT for another five years while on parole. During his time in prison Linda drove from Boston monthly to visit him at the Cheshire Correctional Institution in Cheshire, CT. During those visits, and over the course of 11 years Linda witnessed the devastation of Carter’s separation from his young family (as well as other inmates) and witnessed first hand the damage and pain caused by long term, and in some cases, unjust incarceration.

Same Stars was written from Carter’s point of view; from a sister’s vantage point of empathy and sorrow in identification with her brother's daily suffering, shame, regret and grief. In the end of the song, as in the end of the story, Carter is released into the world a free man who has paid his debt to society, and who must attempt to reconnect with his estranged family and begin the long journey of reconciliation and healing.

Same Stars is proudly Girl with a Hawk's first single on Red on Red Records.

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Same Stars - written by Linda S. Viens

My boy, my life
My tears, my wife
My girl, my heart
My mistake, my part

Don’t know, I can’t see
Every day’s, the same to me
Dreamin’ of, family love
Tuck you in, snuggle up

Ooohh snuggle up
It’s what I’m dreamin’ of
Ooohh snuggle up
It’s all I’m thinkin’ of

Wakin’ up, lookin’ round
At other men, sleeping sound
I face the day, coffee breaks
through the bars, call the guard

Bad blood, stupid fights
I’ll reign it in, got to survive
Time to kill, it takes all my will
To make it thru, another night

But you see the same stars as me
And someday your daddy will be free
And we’ll ride through the night,
And everything will be alright, you’ll see, you’ll see

My hope, but, her despair
She’s giving up, it’s beyond repair
Where to go, and who to be
When that door, opens up for me

My pain, my past
My peace, my path
I wanna feel the sun, upon my face
I wanna touch the grass, full of grace

Ooohh snuggle up
It’s what I’m dreamin’ of
Ooohh snuggle up
It’s all I’m thinkin’ of

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released February 21, 2023
Written by Linda S. Viens

Performed by Girl with a Hawk

Produced by Richard Lamphear and Linda Viens

Engineers: Richard Lamphear, Tamora Gooding

Mastered by Pete Weiss, Jade Cow Music Services

(c) 2022 Girl with a Hawk. All Rights Reserved.

Performed by:

Linda Viens: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Richard Lamphear: Guitar, Backing vocals
Daniel Coughlin: Guitars, Backing vocals
Lee Harrington: Bass, Backing Vocals
Nancy Delaney: Drums

Original Artwork: Adam Sherman


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Girl with a Hawk is proud to be a Red on Red Recording Artist.

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GIRL WITH A HAWK Boston, Massachusetts

Girl with Hawk is an American rock band formed in 2021 and led by musician Linda S. Viens.

Band members include Richard Lamphear, Daniel Coughlin, Nancy Delaney, and Dan Bernfeld.

Girl with a Hawk is a Rum Bar Records Recording Artist.

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