Crow Amongst the Sparrows
Chronicles of a City Night: A Crow's Dance
Lyrics
I watched you float through the tangled city streets
I observed you navigating the complex city streets
You were hard on yourself but soft on your feet
You were tough on yourself but moved gracefully
As you weaved between the tables in the crowded market square
You moved skillfully through the tables in the busy market square
Blowing smoke through your lips with a flower in your hair
Exhaling smoke with a flower in your hair
You were barefoot and restless as you moved through the night
You were without shoes and filled with restlessness as you traversed the night
I asked for your name and you asked for a light
I inquired about your name, and you asked for a light
You are a crow amongst the sparrows and I followed you
You are distinctive and different, like a crow among ordinary sparrows, and I followed you
To an empty apartment in search of the truth
We went to an uninhabited apartment in pursuit of truth
With a knife on the table and a crown on your head
A knife on the table and a crown on your head
And the shadows of Manhattan laid out on your bed
The shadows of Manhattan spread across your bed
Old men in their overcoats with one hand on their caps
Elderly men in coats, hand on their hats, tossing breadcrumbs into the wind
They threw breadcrumbs at the bastard wind and watched them blow right back
Breadcrumbs defying the wind and returning, a futile act
As the birds dispersed like fireworks from atop the hydro wires
Birds scattering like fireworks from the hydro wires
They were diving, blind, like hailstones from the temperamental sky
Blindly diving like hailstones from the unpredictable sky
And it shook the feathers from your wings and it ruffled up your hair
It shook the feathers from your wings, tousling your hair
And it whispered wistful warnings but you didn't seem to care
Whispering melancholic warnings, but you remained indifferent
You are a crow amongst the sparrows and I followed you
You are a crow among sparrows, and I continued to follow you
To an empty apartment in search of the truth
We reached an unoccupied apartment, still in pursuit of truth
With a knife on the table and a crown on your head
A knife on the table and a crown on your head
And the shadows of Manhattan laid out on your bed
The shadows of Manhattan cast upon your bed
You are a crow amongst the sparrows and I followed you
You are a crow among sparrows, and I continued to follow you
To an empty apartment in search of the truth
We arrived at an uninhabited apartment, still seeking the truth
With a knife on the table and a crown on your head
A knife on the table and a crown on your head
And the shadows of Manhattan laid out on your bed
The shadows of Manhattan spread across your bed
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