City Spleen - Maanam

City shrouuded in cloud

Sunless morning light

Slip down in my bed

Slip down out of sight

The air so heavy so heavy

Dampness on my cheek

Tatty ratty bird

Dismal preening beak

Morning afternoon

The futile hours pass

Foolish buzzing fly

In the spider’s grasp

The sun so high so high

Shining in the pilot’s eye

Tirelessly ablaze

Burning in icy space

I’m waiting right here for the wind

To blow my shutters away

Then maybe I can rise

With the sun in my eyes

The streets are shrouded in mist

A key in every door

Gaze out through my window

Longing for the storm

The sun so high so high

Shining in the pilot’s eye

Tirelessly ablaze

Burning in icy space

I’m waiting right here for the wind

To blow my shutters away

Then maybe I can rise

With the sun in my eyes