City Screaming
Urban Symphony: Unveiling the Struggles in Concrete Jungle
Lyrics
Been on the bus since a quarter to one
Commencing a bus journey since 12:45 PM
I'm bakin' like a chicken, on the bus in the settin' sun
Feeling hot and uncomfortable on the bus as the sun sets
Home home home, under the window
Expressing a desire to return home
Is that a shot or a car
Uncertain whether a sound is a gunshot or a car noise
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
Repeating uncertainty about the origin of the sound
City smoke and city choke and crackin' open
Describing urban pollution and congestion
I hear the city screaming
Perceiving the city as loud and chaotic
I hear the city screaming
Reiterating the intense noise of the city
24 hours all night all day
Highlighting the constant activity of the city, both day and night
The city hums and boils and cracks and beats away
Portraying the city as vibrant, dynamic, and pulsating
Stoke them around, stick 'em over a fire
Metaphorically suggesting the pressure of city life
No wonder everybody's strung up tighter than a God damn piano wire
Expressing the stress and tension experienced by everyone
City smoke and city choke and crackin' open
Reiterating the negative aspects of city living
I hear the city screaming
Re-emphasizing the intense noise and chaos of the city
I hear the city sream
Repeating the idea of the city screaming
Crack the whip and Mr. Jack Knife
Mentioning authority figures and potential danger in the city
We are doing the trip on the corner underneath the street light, late night
Describing a scene on the street corner at night
One of the home boys just take it on home, sweet home
A friend heading home after a night out
Well you can blow your own self away
Suggesting self-destruction but urging others to be unaffected
But leave the rest of us alone
Advocating for personal choices without affecting others
The city die and city cry and you and I say,
Describing the decline and sorrow of the city
I hear the city screaming [Repeat x 4]
Repeating the theme of the city screaming
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