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The City

(Casey Hartley)

A short song contemplating city life, describing the need to run away from it and find somewhere tranquil and peaceful rather than living in the dark and miserable reality.

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I need to take a walk
And breathe the air
I want it clean
I want it fresh
Just tell me where

I see a city
And it’s not nice
It is dirty
It is stagnant
No one smiles

I need to run away
And climb the trees
And sit there
And wait
For time to freeze

I see a darkness
Down every street
It is lurking
It is waiting
It is keen

Where’s the music?
Where’s the noise?
Why the crying
Why the silence
Where’s the joy?

I need to run away
And climb the trees
And sit there
And wait
For time to freeze

I need to feel
Do you feel me?
And the skyline
And the forest
It will heal me

I see a city
And it’s not nice
It is dirty
It is stagnant
No one smiles.

© Casey Hartley 2019

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