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Built in a Day

from Everything's a Phoenix by Jonathan Brinkley

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With cookie-cutter strip-malls and housing developments springing up at record speeds all over the world, this song imagines a time when cities really will be built in a day.

lyrics

this city was built in a day

where will all the people come from?

we know too well

our brains have outgrown our hearts

must have gotten carried away

perhaps there's time.

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from Everything's a Phoenix, released May 20, 2011
Jonathan Brinkley: Words and Music, Vocals, Guitar
Ellen McGehee: Violin

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Jonathan Brinkley Portland, Oregon

Portland-based artist Jonathan Brinkley travels a lot to share his music around the world. When not traveling, he's lived and worked on organic farms. The themes of growth, death, motion, and regeneration heard in his songs are influenced by both stillness and wandering. An undaunted dedication to truth-telling earns him a following of fans who connect to his music on a very personal level. ... more

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