[Verse 1]
E
Mississippi swells I know
ever drawing lines to another time
A
to the sirens of Chicago
B
or Memphis's eerie glow
E
not quite cause he chosen so
E
But if dreams were drawn to drown in such a small town
F#m
so your instincts made you go
B
you reflect on things you now know
[Bridge]
E G#m
Like how Cindy said it all seems the same
A
imbedded in patterns you don't notice
B E
features out of focus its a shame
B A
the flashlight just falls in the direction your headed
E G#m
you just knew there's nothing to gain
F#m
no measure of light among the sightless
B
immobilized and righteous
E B A
it was pain so you pointed your beam in the direction of anywhere
[Chorus 1]
E A
and though urbanity is not without its flaws
B
You found the time and space
you need to sharpen your claws
A
and hone your eyesight on the skeletons upon
E
which all your little interactions carry on
A
those that are visible and not metaphysical
B
and not the anatomy of everything
[Verse 2]
E
So when I got to your city
it was summer, it was pretty
A
and we walked around because we had the time
B
And you remarked on all the places that you hadn't seen in ages
A E
disconnected from the metro city lines
A
and on the closed doors of the fire station
B
testament to force displacement
E A
shocked me so to see it from the ground
E A
what seems to functional from great heights looking down
[Chorus 2]
E A
but cities observed from planes
B
at some point so deceptively all start to look the same
A
you get distracted by the light below the clouds
E
That seems to shine on through the night you know and how
A
it seems so lit up to some line
feel the brightness so confine
B
only skyscrapers shine
A E A E
the tallest buildings do define
[Verse 3]
E
And in letters now you wonder
in the lights your living under
A
and the vantage points you get to even come upon
B
you dream in transportation infrastructures the bus station
E
and the blocks between the shops light's flicker on and off and on
A B
and my imagination to travels those streets
E A
thinking of places and the people that we meet
E A
and conversations of strangers on bus seats
[Chorus 3]
E A
like you and Arthur on the 28
B
45 fading flip side of the day
A
and saying oh and its magical and cool
E
a place where cities and star-scapes collide
A E
I think of the people alive and awake on magnolia street side
A B A E
the living room lamps and the headlights of cars are like fireflies in the night sky
