On the Brink

by Jason Tyler Burton

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Music has the power to heal. I made this live version of my song On the Brink because I thought it captured the feeling of the covid-19 crisis we're living in, and also because I wanted to give some work to my out of work musician friends!

So, download or stream for free. If you are in a position to help out, you can send tips to the musicians featured here:
Kaitlyn Raitz - Venmo @kaitlyn-raitz
Ben Plotnick - Venmo @ben-Plotnick-3

lyrics

She stopped in a meadow of wildflowers
And stooped down to take off both her shoes
She looked up where the wind blew on the divide
And wilted beneath the weight of the news

Said I want my world wild not mild
Said I don’t want to live just to grow old
I want to see the broken get mended
I want my world whole

He sat alone in his cluttered room
Roots grown deep into the soil of his youth
While all around him stretched the ruin of a home
He could have saved while he was searching
For the truth

Said I want my world wild not mild
Said I don’t want to live just to grow old
I want to see the broken get mended
I want my world whole

We are standing on the brink
A gust wind is all it would take
To change direction of the rain falling down
To change the direction of our fate

Said I want my world wild not mild
Said I don’t want to live just to grow old
I want to see the broken get mended
I want my world whole
I want the whole world whole

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released April 3, 2020
Jason Tyler Burton - Vocals and Guitar
Kaitlyn Raitz - Cello
Ben Plotnick - Violin

Mixed: Aaron Davis - Three Hearted Studio
Mastered: Dave Tate - Red Earth Recording Studios

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Jason Tyler Burton Wyoming

Jason Tyler Burton is a recluse from Kentucky who now makes his home in the least populated county in the least populated state. There in Wyoming, at the foot of the Wind River Mountains, he writes songs that wrestle with the struggles of rural peoples. His stories often tell a novel's worth of story in the format of a song, for which he draws comparisons to Jason Isbell and John Prine. ... more

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