The City
The Last Book Club
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From home in the middle of nowhere, we can see the city far off in the distance We're not surprised by the size so much as by its very existence The lights burn together, a singular crowd Like a low-hanging sunset-backlit amber cloud A lost soul trapped inside a golden shroud With only a token resistance Its promise fills the air If we dare, we'll find the road leads there As we move closer to the city, time speeds up slowly to a blur A million lights turn day and night to more than they once were There's so much to soak in, we could never again Want to see something that's already been Our moments get tired of waiting their turn to occur I should feel chastened and austere Seared with a sublime sort-of-fear Because anyone who's anyone is here And so are we Then we rise from the streets to a sparkling suite in an unstained glass hotel A lost ghost of a note kept afloat by the waves from a slow cymbal swell And countless skyscrapers stretch in the same direction Outracing the light from each others' reflections Chasing the stars and following heaven With unending stories to tell I can't bring myself to sleep tonight This tower of bones shines too bright Must be a spectrum higher than light Beyond ordinary sight Only seen at this height We should feel effacement and dismay Like fireflies at a fireworks display We should feel rhapsodical today Like lost souls that finally found their way Their way But who could live amidst all this romance When we can't take so much as one glance Without falling into an ocean of light Or heedless deerlike trance To survive, we'd have to be jaded and witty But we can't see wonder as deserving of pity We'll always be new to this city And we'll never stand a chance Cause anyone who's anyone is here And if we're not sure we're someone, we might disappear Yes, anyone who's anyone is here And we should feel frightened And we should feel chastened But we just feel surprised That anyone can live here at all Yeah, we look like some kids Forever new to the city
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Written by: Michael Sennott, Samantha Vick, Sela Davis
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