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Brooklyn
Birds brought in a morning, it was humming with the breeze / A Utopian day, all hot and cold at once / My friend’s in the kitchen making coffee for me / And through the blinds shine horizontal lines of sun / Now the pleasure of a morning with coffee in my hand / Is nothing compared to the company of friends / All those friends were strangers once, although not for long / They took me in like family and told me I belonged // CHORUS: Let the morning rise over Brooklyn / Oh how the sunrise changes everywhere I go / But the kindness of strangers knows no one location / It follows my footsteps and follows me home // A passing stranger told me that I was made of beauty / He spoke without expectation or pretenses or plans / And after he had gone I kept the smile that he left with me / Now I’m passing it onward as often as I can / It’s nothing short of astounding how many I have met / From Edmonton, Alberta all down to Lafayette / Who feel like I have known them for a lifetime or more / They fill me up with hope each time that I pass through their door // CHORUS // Oh as long as these seeds of love / Are scattered on my fertile heart / I guess I’ll expand the garden / But cultivation is an art / It’s not hard to grow forget-me-nots / To hold and to fade / But I’m growing an orchard / To bear fruit and shelter and shade // So walk along beside me, tell the secrets that you keep / And I will also give you a glimpse inside of me / ‘Cause the mission of my soul and why I ramble as I do / Is to shine this beacon into the heart of you // CHORUS //

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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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