I lift my arm to wipe my brow

The sun is angry as it's ever been

I squint my eyes against the shards of light

The humid air is feeling sticky on my skin

To my right graffitis praise the lord

In different tongues the three urgently contest

A violent rainbow shoots between them

Each claiming to agree more than the rest

I pass a street sign

And another, and another

So many signs that I have crossed

And another, and another

I am lost, I am lost

I am lost, I am lost

People weigh me from up close

Different colors but a common sweaty sheen

Each carrying historic loads

Crammed full with culture, curses and cuisine

I pass a beggar

And another and another

Like garbage bags that we have tossed

And another, and another

I am lost, I am lost

I am lost, I am lost

Before me masses demonstrating

Factless swear words catapulted everywhere

A stone sent flying, then a bottle

Shrieking sirens fill the salty sweat soaked air

I pass from one side

To another, and another

Lack of conviction carries cost

And another, and another

I am lost, I am lost

I am lost, I am lost

I am lost, I am lost