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Brother's Keeper

from The Slight Variations by Jono Manson

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Brother's Keeper
Words and Music by Jono Manson and Caline Welles
Bridges were built 
To raise economy
Some flew off them
And learned astronomy
It's one for the money 
Who cares for the poor 
Watch them leap 
Then lock the door

Railroads were made
To move us toward the gold
Most have died
Or just gotten old 
It's two for the towers
No longer in the sky
Don't look for answers 
No one knows why

It's each one for themselves 
Let the others fall
For a price they'd sell their brother 'round the bend
But I will not lay down
If darkness comes to call
I will be my brother's keeper to the end

The steamboat chugs
Against the power of the moon
Medicine cooks
In the cradle of a spoon
It's three for the brothers
And the sisters in bed
Cardboard pillows
Underneath their heads

It's each one for themselves 
Let the others fall
For a price they'd sell their brother 'round the bend
But I will not lay down
If darkness comes to call
I will be my brother's keeper to the end

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from The Slight Variations, released October 14, 2016

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Jono Manson Santa Fe, New Mexico

"Manson attacks the high art of low-rent songcraft with a paid assassin’s precision.”- No Depression Magazine

"...instant-grabber hooks and smartly constructed riffs, shiny melodies and warm harmonies, confident, seductive vocal performances and intelligent, relatable story lines." - Relix Magazine

"Jono Manson has arrived as a legend at album number ten." - American Songwriter Magazine
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