London woke me up From a comfortable sleep With the screech of a tire And a monotonous beep I pulled back on the blinds And took a one-eyed peak outside
I can make you move against your will Don?t it make you sad to lose control? Every single thought of yours distracted Broken voices, I stunt your growth
The crumbling walls Are gonna cave in tonight And the powers that have been They will hear our call all right Oh I got a reason to believe We?re carving
Rows Of flailing light Rip open eyes Long closed Crack, The clamor of The cranes above She grows Tall And tenuous, She rouses us Below One two One
I?m going down to the riverbank this morning Way before the family is awake Gonna lay me down at the foot of the water And spill out all my troubles
Out of college Out of plans In no hurry To be a man Call a friend In California And head West Interstates See the country Ride the brake In a cobalt