Walking round’ corners
the streets getting bigger
surreal doused surprise
as the street lights get dimmer
oh welcome you new word
I’ve heard much about you
I’m glad to have met you
but I can’t get out of you
people parading their wares to the landscape
dream riches ascending
like buildings that sky-scrape
oh please Mr I’m not prepared for your notion
a plastic bag goldfish I am in the ocean you swim
models on taxis
and cameras and flashes
the men strike a pose
as she beats her eyelashes
my compass the empire
I left undiscovered
the magnets distracted
no time for another one
oh where is my north star
I long for my manger
once straw to a stable
but now I’m a stranger
the looks on their faces shows I am misplaced
but it’s just my reflection
of what I’ve been showing them
out to the highway where man stops for no one
my memory replaced of the land that come from
the buildings that sky-scrape the landscape familiar
hello to the door
farewell to that other word
credits
from Reclaimed,
released July 4, 2014
Musicians:
Adrian Roye (Lead vocals, Guitar)
Beth Dariti (Bass, Mandolin, Backing vocals)
Simon Lewis (Cello, Backing vocals)
Dan Paton (Drums)
Additional instrumentation- Michael Chorney
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