Lyrics
Smog is drifting aimlessly over these crowded streets
Smog symbolizes pollution and confusion in the city streets.
Gloomy houses do their best to keep people in
Houses with a gloomy atmosphere try to retain people within.
Dark days approaching, the brick lanes get lethal
Anticipation of difficult times as dangerous situations arise in the brick lanes.
Under cheap signs in cardboard I see faces shine
Faces shining under cheap signs, portraying struggles and pride.
With struggles and pride
Encouraging the perseverance of struggles and pride.
Keep it all, keep it alive
An exhortation to preserve and maintain the essence of life.
I understand how you're thinking
Acknowledgment and empathy for the challenges faced by landlords.
Your profits are shrinking
Recognition of financial challenges causing a decline in profits.
I know, it must hurt your feelings
Acknowledging the emotional impact of financial struggles on landlords.
But these streets were built by my brothers
Claiming a shared ownership and contribution to the development of the streets.
my sisters, dads and mothers
Highlighting the diverse contributors to the city's development.
Keep it alive, don't extort souls for malls
An appeal not to exploit the residents for the sake of commercial gains.
Keep it alive, ain't just bricks gonna fall
Emphasizing that the city's vitality is not solely dependent on physical structures.
Take a look around the town and tell me what you see
Inviting a contemplation of the city and its features.
Where would you like to sit down and have a drink on me?
Asking where one would like to enjoy a drink, suggesting unity.
My treat totally, just follow my lead
Offering hospitality and suggesting a break from consumerism.
So leave you credit cards at home for one day
Encouraging a day without financial transactions.
No shares sold today
Suggesting a pause in economic activities and stock trading.
Watch this town when it's alive
Observing the liveliness of the town when it is not focused on commerce.
It might just blow your top off
Warning of the potential explosive energy when the city is vibrant.
Make you laugh, or make you swallow
Acknowledging the diverse reactions the city can evoke.
I know, I've seen it every day
Personal experience of witnessing the city's dynamics every day.
Nuns, students, beggars, thieves and workmen
List of diverse inhabitants, emphasizing the city's inclusivity.
Your own kind if you let them
Suggesting unity among different social groups if allowed.
Keep it alive, don't extort souls for malls
Reiterating the plea not to sacrifice souls for the sake of commercial development.
Keep it alive, ain't just bricks gonna fall
Stressing that the city's vitality is not solely reliant on its physical structures.
What is a town, dead and buried?
Rhetorical question questioning the value of a city that is no longer vibrant.
A legend for posterity
Defining a dead and buried town as a legend for future generations.
Keep it, keep it alive
Final plea to keep the city alive, reinforcing the importance of its vitality.
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