i've come from a world
which has broken my back with its cruelty
i've seen beauty that's seldom perceived
by a careless mankind
i've watched greed and thoughtlessness
taking without giving illusion
for my old man crying not able to take what it seems
i thank you bridges
you showed me how i might otherwise be
we sighed at a country
that ceased to be clean or to be a home
we watched as the people around us
just don't seem to care
i looked at myself and i showed you
the wounds that they'd done to me
you held my hand sometimes
and told me what i need to hear
wish it had lasted
wish that you were inside of me
sometimes i just wonder what i am looking for
feel just like a serpent with two hands
i need the people and the noise
feel someone
but i need some open space to free my city
stricken head
