A City Awakes

from Concrete Valleys & Manmade Canyons EP by Far Flown Falcon

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lyrics

Trembling, pre-dawn light
And a city as at rest as it ever can be
But not me, no, not me

It’s the thinnest film of dust
It’s love revealed as just
Quicksand beneath the crust
It’s the thinnest film of dust

Battered and bleeding, let the sun soon arise
And the minarets give voice, the first prayer of five
To the comfort of millions, but my doubts still erode
That the chance of salvation, you were all that I knowed
A city awakes without us, these memories buried in alleys and cafés
And I wonder where it was that your faith began to stray

It’s the thinnest film of dust
It’s love revealed as just
Quicksand beneath the crust
It’s the thinnest film of dust

We would wake up together with flies on our faces and laugh
Close all the windows turn on the AC and start
To tease one another under the streets
Call each other names both sordid and sweet
Make each other promises, swear unto death
But those words just don’t crumbled when put to the test

It’s the thinnest film of dust
It’s love revealed as just
Quicksand beneath the crust
It’s the thinnest film of dust

The street cats will still remember you, long after you are gone
But perhaps we’ve all been wronged? Yes, I think we’ve all been wronged
Fed well and then abandoned, cooed over then ignored
A pretence at some compassion for the gallery to applaud
But we’re not charming balls of fluff
No we’re broken hearted tomcats, living tough and rough

And as the smog settles down I will break free
Oh Cairo, will you miss me?
And I’ll seek a cleaner start, and cleaner air, and you can keep those memories that we’ve shared.

credits

from Concrete Valleys & Manmade Canyons EP, released April 8, 2019
James Conder – vocals
Phill Ward – piano, loops
Mario Gamal - tabla

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Far Flown Falcon Cairo, Egypt

Far Flown Falcon is the musical identity of James Conder, a songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist.

For videos and reflections on the craft of songwriting, visit farflownfalcon.wordpress.com