One Little City

Backbone of the world pushed it on the sea
 Cold sea push back got caught between
 Up it sprawled a glass and steel army
 Split the sky, take the sun's glory
 Tear the clouds stab the stars reflect it's own authority
 Challenged the land to a contest of beauty, it's not its fault it failed
 Challenged the land to a contest of beauty, it's not its fault it failed
 Wax wings and towers come to the same thing it's a long way down
 Wax wings and towers come to the same thing get back to the ground
 Rare fog came round like mercy, forgave those sad unsightlies
 Even urine slicks looked like treasure winking taking the block's measure
 Under asphalt cobblestone groaned, rusted street car tracks sighed
 Blinked through the cracks, thought about time why they'd been left behind
 Blinked through the cracks, thought about time why they'd been left behind
 Wax wings and towers come to the same thing it's a long way down
 Wax wings and towers come to the same thing get back to the ground