Lonely City
by @mikeb
Liner Notes
I wrote this 2 weeks ago, and recorded it all in 1 day, but only now getting the chance to finalize the mix. I'll be asking for lyrical help from my usual source.
The 'plot line' is definitely 'Eleanor Rigby' and mandolin part sounds like the Hooters' version of 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds', but everything is derivative, you know?
#eleanorrigby
#mandolin
Lyrics
Lonely City ©Michael J Birch 2022
Sirens echo through the nighttime city streets
Calling out to all the lost souls
Some huddle in alleys, some stare through window streaks
All their hardships have taken their toll
City full of lonely people
Suffering alone amongst the crowds
City full of lonely people
Desperation under dark clouds
Old woman limping down the sidewalk
No one alive remembers her name
Alone so long, she’s forgotten how to talk
Nothing to keep her going remains
City full of lonely people
Suffering alone amongst the crowds
City full of lonely people
Desperation under dark clouds
Homeless man, hand stretched out for coins
Family and friends have forgotten him
A shopping cart, a cardboard box, a life destroyed
Left alone for his crimes and sins
City full of lonely people
Suffering alone amongst the crowds
City full of lonely people
Desperation under dark clouds
In this lonely city
There are hundreds of similar tales
Hardly a drop of pity
No one hears their miserable wails
In this lonely city …
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