City Lullaby

from Circle Round The Signs by Al Scorch

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lyrics

Every single day is a ballet in the streets
and everyone's a dancer light and lively on their feet
twinkle-toes all stand in rows where roads and sidewalks meet
and then they leap, how they leap
to a symphony of crashes, brash and harsh and loud
makes the city seem a place where sleeping simply ain't allowed
when the day is over and the heads are hanging down
eyelids heavy all around, dreams falling from the clouds
you hear a most peaceful and beautiful sound

Feel the city heave a sigh
hear it start to softly sing itself that concrete lullaby it's
Sleep little city, do not cry

Glass and granite canyons, never go abandoned
They just gleam with the lights of those who live the life demanding
and when their electric lights drive off the night they are still standing strong weary and strong
Now feet pound on the ground downtown and the rhythm of that step
is the living city's heartbeat and air inside it's heaving chest
and when the sun again sinks below buildings in the west,
we cease our work and seek our peace
ourselves and souls to rest
in the comforting cradle of the city's sooted breast

Feel the city heave a sigh hear it start to softly sing itself that concrete lullaby
and it's, "Sleep little city, do not cry."

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from Circle Round The Signs, released May 13, 2016

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