taken from “1974“ (2003). Used without permission, removable upon request
it’s running through my veins
I’m in Athens and it rains
It’s tapping at this windo
I’m in Athens and it rains
There is a cloud in my eyes
On this late afternoon
It flies through the sky
It will be ammonia soon
Every time I turn a corner
I smell an aroma so sweet
In a coma my feet stop walking
It cannot disappear
I’m laughing through the tears
I’m laughing through the years
It cannot disappear
I’m in Athens and I’m here
I will not disappear
So keep the strange eye
Keep the strange smell
For yourself
And no one else
...
So keep the answer
So I look at the lines in my hand
See the future
See the past
It ends
It cannot disappear
I’m in Athens and I’m here
It cannot disappear
There are too many ruins here
And I’m one of them
I fear
Somewhere a phone is ringing
Somewhere someone is singing
Trains and boats and planes
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