Fragile Building (Live)

by Phillip Cotter

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I wrote this song at 4am, as the COVID19 pandemic was just starting to gain traction in Cincinnati. This song is about my wife Emma and I surviving an unexpected crisis like this one.

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It finally happened
I fell into the dream
With thunder clapping
I know exactly what it means

Lightning strikes the roof
And splits the ceiling
As if I needed proof
We are a fragile building

But I’m not scared anymore
Why should I be
I’m not scared anymore
With you beside me

All this cracked plaster
Caving in on us
The life we’re after
Is crumbling to dust

Lightning digs up earth
Beneath the basement
It’s not a curse
It’s a new creation

But I’m not scared anymore
Why should I be
I’m not scared anymore
With you beside me

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released March 18, 2020
Photo by Bailey Baer

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Phillip Cotter Cincinnati, Ohio

“ Phillip Cotter makes cosmic folk music, bringing to mind Nick Drake and Big Thief. His rhythmic fingerpicking lends a propulsive foundation fluid vocals. Cotter's mesmerizing take on Americana feels timeless, yet peculiar.“ -Joel Kennedy, Sound Advice ... more

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