Elana Brody performing her song, "City of Man" Live @ Great Scott in Boston November 17 2009
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Lyrics:
Here I am!
In the city of man, here I am.
Will you buy it up just because you can?
Here I am!
I am on the grid, stopping and starting
Marking this oblivion with the million men a'marching
But oh, I know
Good ain't in that cup of coffee
Truth don't wear a suit and tie
So what am I to do today?
What am I to do that ain't a lie?
Here I am!
In the city of man
Here I am-bition!
Will you build it up just because you can?
Hey, look high in the sky!
Another guy has a building erection!
Teeheehee
Ain't he done well for himself
Made his father's name an icon
Saved enough to retire on but
Good ain't in that cup of coffee
Truth don't wear a suit and tie
So what am I to do today?
What am I to do that ain't a lie?
If money can buy you survival,
How will you bide all that time?
Metal Angels swinging, swinging,
Singing Ah
On everybody's tongue is a new religion
Churches, cathedrals, powerful people they
Push sharp points, push sharp points,
Sharp in the heart of the sky
... and I am one of them!
Here I am ! In the city of man here I am!
Can you build it up, build it up, will it up just because you can?
But I know good ain't in that cup of coffee
Truth don't wear suit and tie
Good ain't in that cup of coffee (Sorry Farmers!)
Truth don't wear a suit and tie (Sorry Founding Fathers!)
Good won't wear that suit and tie
No God won't wear, I won't wear that suit and tie
No No Suit and tie
Suit and tie
So what am I to do today?
What am I to do that ain't a lie?
PS
Wake Up ! Wake up ! Come Alive ! Breathe! The world needs your liveliness! Your bounty, your gifts! Wise up to your wisdom, Share what you know. Then look at the stars and become humbled again. Look in the eyes of those around you, the ones you love and strangers alike, and become humbled again. Silence is golden! Breathe the air, feel the wind on your skin, keep your eyes on the light. Your mind has been polluted with wrongs and rights. Lose the laws of ethics and tradition, they serve only to divide humankind and incite competition. And in these oceans of opposition, all are created equal. Follow the laws of nature, the push and pull of the tides. Your soul is a river, it knows the way to the sea. You will sometimes lead, and sometimes follow. So, whatever you are, be a good one. Do right by yourself. Treat yourself kindly and you'll do the same to others. Ask for what you want, seek and you shall find. Speak often of your ship on the horizon and it will find itself upon your shore. You were not made in china, Don't forget your story. Don't live vicariously through television heros. Unplug, get off the couch, get out of the house. Be courageous. Your ship is coming. Don't lose hope. Cut your puppet strings and float.
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