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That Other Guy

from Fay by Malingo

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This track was hard to write, and I almost didn’t include it in the album because it was a little too emotionally heavy. However, it is an important part of her and my story. In this song, I reflect on my own feelings as my mom was living in a memory care unit - sadness, anger, confusion, and mostly regret. The title comes from a time when she referred to me as “that other guy” because she had forgotten my name. That moment in 2016 was a wake-up call - I knew I would need to process and grieve the changes she was going through, and it was what spurred me to start writing songs as a coping mechanism.

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Down sterile halls where you stay
Fluorescent lights show the way
You spot me through a glass doorway
Let go
You know me as “that other guy”
But I see the smile inside your eyes
Your youngest child, you recognize your own
Let go

I miss the time this disease stole
I wish I would’ve seen you more
I let my sadness take control
Let go
I wish this all would go away
I wish I’d called you every day
I wish you’d watch my children play and grow
Let go

If I don’t believe in destiny
If I don’t believe in anything
It could be explained so easily
Let go
But face to face with all I see
I can’t help but acknowledging
I would’ve done things differently
I can’t let go

Lay it down
Let it go
Lay it down
Let it go

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from Fay, released August 4, 2020
Written, performed, recorded and produced by Jonathan Gerber
Upright bass by John Boyle

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Malingo Indianapolis, Indiana

Malingo, an independent Americana artist from Indiana, has been writing music since grade school. His music meanders between folk, bluegrass, and blues-rock, and pulls heavily from life experiences living in the Midwest, South, and Pacific Northwest.

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