Broken Cities

from Trust a Dream by Nina de Vitry

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lyrics

Broken cities empty fast when lights are more than day
Try to last a couple nights, a fickle game to play

When I just wanna fly away
When I just wanna find my way

Broken cities take my eyes with wry fluorescent pleas
But dimmer vision satisfies the ones who cannot see

They just wanna fly away
They just wanna find their way
They just wanna fly away
They just wanna find their way

Thanks to this broken place, reminding me it's time to turn
To turn from the blinding lights, and to this sight I've come to learn
Thanks to this broken place, reminding me it's time to turn
To turn from the blinding lights, and to this sight I've come to learn

Broken cities try to sell a kingdom in a box
Silver jesters dance and sing, but always come to mock

That you just wanna fly away
You just wanna find your way

Broken cities disinfect, then cauterize our minds
Clean em' out, then close em' up, in hopes that we don't find

We just wanna fly away
We just wanna find our way
We just wanna fly away
We just wanna find our way

Thanks to this broken place, reminding me it's time to turn
To turn from the blinding lights, and to this sight I've come to learn
Thanks to this broken place, reminding me it's time to turn
To turn from the blinding lights, and to this sight I've come to learn

credits

from Trust a Dream, released December 20, 2017
Nina de Vitry- acoustic guitar, vocals
Charlie Muench- upright bass
Jabin Baxter- drums
Kai Welch- organ
Erich Cawalla- tenor saxophone
Michael Burton- trumpet
Sam Yoder- trombone

Horn arrangements by Nina de Vitry & Andy Mowatt

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Nina de Vitry Nashville, Tennessee

To listen to Nina de Vitry is to take a deep breath at the end of a hard day. It is her calm self-assurance, combined with a warm heart and empathy towards the pain of living, that gives her music its most magnetic qualities. Weaving together the strands of her stories with a dynamic alto voice and inventive yet memorable melodies, she manages to create a sound that is both soulful and unique. ... more