My city lies sleeping And breeds in her sleep As shadows are creeping Through the streets and lanes; To the river deep.
While buildings rise, As others tumble I can feel her body crumble She curls up to lick her wound.
My city lies sleeping And we are her dreams She's silently weeping Exhausted, exhausted she seems.
Walk the dark streets seeking shelter When she's frozen will you melt her? The sidewalk is wet from ghostly tears.
My city lies sleeping And slowly, calmly beats her heart There's no need for weeping And that's, that's the place to start And now, now's the time to start!
As clocks are ticking; pulse is speeding Through the gaping cracks she's bleeding Time goes by, the morning breaks: She wakes.