Three Cities

There was a city that wasn't there

and every day we emptied it out

to return nightly by rail and highway

and whisper in our children's ears our doubts

We'll hide them in dull conversations

and bake them into shitty pies

and every day I'm here, I'm thinking

I don't live anywhere

I don't live anywhere

I don't live anywhere

I don't live anywhere

I don't live anywhere

There was a city that wasn't there

and every spring we emptied it out

to wipe the streets clean of last year's debris

and make a better way for new breed

Turnstiles on the major inputs

get in, get out and get forgot

and at the city limits, we sing

I don't live anywhere

I don't live anywhere

I don't live anywhere

I don't live anywhere

I don't live anywhere

There is a city that isn't here

though I'm not sure I can call it home

An artery from the dark heart of the world

Broken, crumbling and overgrown

I don't live anywhere

I don't live anywhere