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Top of the World

from Live in Studio by Don Ryan

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Live in studio at the Meatlocker in Montclair, NJ.

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Now they paint the town in smoke,
The calling of our bluff
Will of stone -- the will that broke,
Now an industry of dust

Boneyard cries, the sleeping eyes,
Now we look so tired
Gather, flies. See big smoke rise,
Melting men of iron.

(Chorus)
The top of the world's on fire
The top of the world we knew
Gutting the old empire,
A fall for the few

The top of the world's on fire
Worm out the womb
And roll off the mire,
A call into a new

Rats, we ran. We, ark of ants.
In tear-flooded streets we pray
Karma noose, hanging loose
And this is just the first day

(Chorus)
The top of the world's on fire
The top of the world we knew
Gutting the old empire,
A fall for the few

The top of the world's on fire
Worm out the womb
And roll off the mire,
A call into a new

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from Live in Studio, released July 17, 2013
Don Ryan & The Blank Canvas Movement

Don Ryan - Vocals, Guitar
Paul Vanderwal - Cello
Rich Haddad - Bass
Joe Vernazza - Drums

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Don Ryan New York, New York

Don Ryan is a singer/songwriter whose compositions are delectable cocktails of ageless beauty and gritty discord — a hypnotizing blend of classic Americana and gypsy jazz with a more modern, psychedelic-folk sound. This is a brand new spin on old music. ... more

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