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Piano, accordion. The story of a small town going under, its former glory fading like the mythical lost city of Atlantis.

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Atlantis

Jones is selling the hotel / Gas station’s been closed for years now / and Mary’s sick of running the cafe / There’s no money and the kids that are smart enough to get out / are moving out running away // Those kids once asked why did they close down the toy store / Old timers just say things are quieter now / We drive into the city to get what we need / and the young ones drive into the city and stay // CHORUS: Now this towns’s a ghost town / store fronts all empty / Atlantis, the rise and the fall / Everything’s closing and everyone’s hoping / that one of these days something will fill up these walls // We came here by the dozens / family and friends at the turn of the century / We built a movie theatre / later hotels and drive-ins / Built a small town but it sure had dreams // Now the band shell is empty / Besides who would come out to listen / if that old stage was filled wtih song / But years ago big bands and marching bands played / and everyone came out and sang along // But it’s sinking now / Yeah, it’s going under / like Atlantis under the waves / There’ll be nothing left but photos and memories / ‘cause no one is left to save it now / We’ve all moved away // CHORUS

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from Lifeboats for Atlantis, released October 4, 2011
Heather Styka - vocals, piano
Rob Clearfield - accordion

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Heather Styka Chicago, Illinois

Though rooted in folk and Americana, Chicago singer-songwriter Heather Styka's songs are as fresh as they are memorable, chronicling the human cycles of despair and redemption, and analyzing the importance of places and relationships. Touring nationwide and having received airplay globally, Styka is a familiar face in the Chicago music scene, at venues including Schubas and the Old Town School. ... more

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