Track Insight / Lyrics
Gutter grime on my palms, hands outstretched
Wanted signs on every store, nothing's what I've wrenched
Passersby cast shadows cold as steel
As I kneel by the curb, scrap metal's my wealth
A ragged breath, urban heat
Rust and gas, my sweat and dye
Urban ghosts whisper in my ear
Amongst the wreckage, no place is dear
Fading light, rays surrender
Castle of dust, my clouds disperse
Overhead, graffiti-scrawled grey
In fragments, I'll paint my way
Graffiti marks on every wall
My story's etched, a rebellious call
Subway tunnels dark, a midnight ride
Piledrivers march with the city's pride
A ragged breath, urban heat
Rust and gas, my sweat and dye
Urban ghosts whisper in my ear
Amongst the wreckage, no place is dear
Fading light, rays surrender
Castle of dust, my clouds disperse
Overhead, graffiti-scrawled grey
In fragments, I'll paint my way
Crashed guitar, cymbal scream
Pounding beats, city dream
Pulsing neon, shattered glass
Frenzy, chaos, loss, and class
Burning riffs, soaring lines
Through the night, and city's spine
Pounding drum, electric haze
Rebellion's fire in daze
Fading light, rays surrender
Castle of dust, my clouds disperse
Overhead, graffiti-scrawled grey
In fragments, I'll paint my way
On the banks of the Hudson's tide
From the top of the Williamsburg Bridge high
Amidst the towers, solitude reigns
A city's heartbeat, my defiant refrains
