Rice Song

Bright blinking, blinding light I once had sky above my eyes Waving laundry Wide open centuries Collapsing into cities Tall and dusty Street sweeper whistle part of the rice song So my grandmother can fall asleep Street sweeper whistle part of the rice song So my grandmother can fall asleep It's only concrete now Moved from the old world to the new From the country They're changing China now I wonder how I'll even breathe In this city Street sweeper whistle part of the rice song So my grandmother can fall asleep Street sweeper whistle part of the rice song So my grandmother can fall asleep I once grew that, with my hands I once grew that I once sang that, with my mouth I once sang that