As Long as the Grass Will Grow
Urban Echoes: A Melody of Resilience and Hope
Lyrics
The last fall of the morning rain drips off the wino's shoes
The final drops of rain from the morning fall off the shoes of a homeless person.
He's sleeping in a cardboard tent too drunk to know its through
The homeless person is sleeping in a makeshift shelter made of cardboard, too intoxicated to realize that it's over (the rain).
But the rainbow from this morning sun can't be too far behind
The promise of hope represented by a rainbow after the morning sun is imminent, suggesting better things ahead despite difficult circumstances.
Down his alley where the sun won't shine the blind must lead the blind
In a place where sunlight doesn't reach, those who are unable to see (the blind) are guiding others who are also lost (the blind leading the blind).
Ten stories up the boy looks out his face pressed to the screen
A boy residing ten stories up is looking outside through a window or a screen.
He heard the thunder rolling in it woke him from his dream
The sound of approaching thunder disrupts his dream, waking him up.
And his mother's calling out to him boy get up and make your bed
His mother is calling him to wake up and tidy his bed, but he's mentally distant, not responding.
But that kid's a thousand miles away hasn't heard a word she said
The boy is mentally detached, seemingly far away from his mother's voice, not paying attention or responding to her.
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But as long as the grass will grow
The assurance that despite hardships, nature's growth, symbolized by grass, will persist.
In the cracks of the sidewalk
Life and vitality (grass) will continue to thrive even in the smallest, most challenging spaces (cracks of the sidewalk).
Next to the old lampposts
Symbolic reference to enduring elements (old lampposts) alongside the persistent growth of life (grass).
As long as the birds will fly
As long as birds continue to fly, despite the polluted and difficult atmosphere.
In the thick broken air against a highrise sky
The birds navigate through the dense, contaminated air against the backdrop of towering buildings.
Then the morning sun will shed it's light
The sun will continue to illuminate, offering hope and brightness even to the city below.
On the city down below
Hope and light will persist for the people living in the city.
Inside a cab, the driver yawns, he's worked an all night shift
A tired cab driver, after working through the entire night, sets his meter for the last time before ending his shift.
He sets his meter one last time before he call it quits
The essence of homelessness and destitution still lingers in the streets.
The heartbeat of the homeless still echoes in the streets
Homeless individuals wrapped in inadequate clothing struggle due to lack of food.
They're all wrapped in coats and blankets don't have enough to eat
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