Beat the Drum Slowly

Deco tower, rainbow fountain shower

Crystal column, silver tabloid entry

The celebrity century

A faded trait of the golden age

That flickered out into celluloid ashes

Phantasms fantastic

Outran the avalanche

Outran the avalanche

Outran the avalanche to the cameras rolling

We beat the drum slowly

The family jewels, the swimming pool

Yards marked by emerald coffins

We heard crimes often and softly

A mystery mist, new systems shift

Things recognized from television channels

Nostalgia signals, unscrambled