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Souls of Manhattan

from What Takes You by Jon Bryant

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This song was written to a longtime friend who moved to New York. She had a hard go at life for a few years and lost herself in the Manhattan life. Her friends were the ones who brought her down. This song started as my prayer for her.

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theres a longing of sorts
for the souls of manhattan
but i dont see what they all see
see i knew a good girl with the slightest of curls
who was bound for the land of the free

she left in the morn from so empty a home
with the hope that the city would fill
and she made souvineers, from many notepads and tears
writing memoirs until it made sense.

but time like a bandit retreated too fast
at the drop of her hat you go down down down
where the souls of manhattan resound

When the sun does rise up
or' that silver horizon
would you let out a soft spoken prayer
cuz shes lower than hell and she needs a good friend
who dont mind givin up holidays.

cuz all of your heroes and fairweather friends
watch as your dreams tumble
down down down
where the souls of manhatten resound.

Where will you go
when your heart is covered in snow?
and your friends
leave you feelin alone

Theres a longing of sorts for the souls of Manhatten
and I'm just beginning to see

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from What Takes You, track released May 17, 2012

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Jon Bryant Vancouver, British Columbia

Jon Bryant is a true artist whose popularity within the international music industry is growing and certainly leaving a lasting impression with his unique musical style of haunting-ambient dream-folk and singer/songwriter roots. At the start of his career, Jon Bryant’s single “Deaf” was selected as the iTunes single-of-the-week and his debut album the featured singer-songwriter album of the year ... more

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