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Berlin 09

from Elbe by Umlaut

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You take the train into town late at night
The ambient city lights are shining bright
You dial the phone to make a call
You hear no voice
Just the sound of a disconnection
But it does not matter if she answers
Because she’s got a terrible voice for the phone

A guy gets on the train and smells really bad
The expression on his face looks really sad
But there’s no need to worry
Because he looks pretty busy
Having a one sided argument (with himself)

You look at the street lights from down below
And then think how bad the roads are
Here in the snow
But that’s because everyone else sucks
Driving in the city - they don’t give a fuck

It’s just so wonderful here
You couldn’t think of any other place
That you’d want to be
Millions of beautiful people before your eyes
So much life - other places just seem dead

You get a call back
From the girl with the hideous voice
She wants to meet you at the city square
You lose reception and the call is dropped
But that’s okay - she calls you back anyway

So you head on down on your way
To the city square
A homeless woman stops you
And begs for change
You give her all the spare change you have
In your left pocket

There’s street performers out braving the night
Some rabble rousers looking to start a fight
They end up fighting with the cops
And they get arrested

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from Elbe, released September 6, 2013

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Umlaut is currently a solo outfit by Matthew Verkamp. This project may turn into a collective/band if the opportunity arises with the right people.

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