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Concrete Country

from Concrete Country by Madelyn Read

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Written by Madelyn Read

lyrics

In Concrete Country the people run wild
Belly of a beast, eyes like a child
The skyline’s grinning silhouette
Chews as much as it can get

The highway begins its crawl
Through the maze of urban sprawl
Pausing once for an ambulance howl
Then carrying forth in rubber growl

Where do you find yourself in the forest or the street?
What makes a person choose to turn themselves to green?

Build it up and tear it down
Searching for a broken crown
The wilderness ain’t really what it seems
This is Concrete Country
This is Concrete Country

Coyote earns a living wage
Like she’s done through every age
Picking up where she can
And running free across the land

Down alleyways and avenues
Creatures walk with eyes on you
But as the crows fly out at dawn
They see your face and then they’re gone

Where do you find yourself in the forest or the street?
What makes a person choose to turn themselves to green?

Build it up and tear it down
Searching for a broken crown
The wilderness ain’t really what it seems
This is Concrete Country
This is Concrete Country

And what of all the others who
Who keep the peace and form the glue
What good will the money make
If we live for human’s sake?

Where do you find yourself in the forest or the street?
What makes a person choose to turn themselves to green?

Build it up and tear it down
Searching for a broken crown
The wilderness ain’t really what it seems

If you build it up and you tear it down
And if you find that broken crown
Will the wilderness be really what you need?
This is Concrete Country

credits

from Concrete Country, released May 19, 2023
Jamison Ko - percussion
Sydney Tough - upright bass
Katie Stewart - fiddle
Yamil Chain-Haddad - electric guitar
Craig Gomez - lap steel
Madelyn Read - vocals & acoustic guitar
Savannah Read - Backing vocals

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Madelyn Read Vancouver, British Columbia

Though she may have spent her whole life in the city of Vancouver BC, Madelyn’s heart is in the rural tales of Folk/Americana music. This duality of urban and country is ever present in her music, as she pulls inspiration from Folk/Americana groups like I’m with Her, Joni Mitchell, and First Aid Kit and blends these sounds with lyrics about growing up in an urban centre. ... more

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