i was asked to write a song after looking at a picture of a crane (the album art) and this is what i wrote that day. an acoustic song recorded in 2014 for the 'A Thousand Words - Stories From Our City' compilation
lyrics
these flats are my home
please just leave me alone
they're building something new
a red crane's blocking my view
nothing stays the same
ugly flats replaced again
progress affecting me
development let me be!
nothing is permanent
this is something I know
permanence doesnt mean much
eventually everything we know will go
these flats where I live
threatened by newer bricks
build and destroy makes me vexed
will my place be next?
I dont want to escape
but my home isnt safe
I feel insecure
I cant relax any more
they build another hotel
theres already too many
they care about the cash
not the people like me
well I'm not moving
credits
from (Other),
track released November 8, 2014
lyrics and music by Luca Vincent
recorded by Alex Blood
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