Citywise

from Holy Motorway (Selected Demos 2022-2023) by Mattie Konig

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Citywise Citywise…

Broadmead - woman said remember me
Yes, I felt that

Redcliffe - Noah said safe travels man
Yes, I felt that

Not quite Cockaigne
Nor Doggerland
Somewhere between the two

Up, right, down, left
Could I stand to taste the haste in more than passing
Citywise
Citywise
Suck on the core throw away the rind

North, east, south, west
Could I stand to spray the sinks not fit for livestock
Citywise
Citywise
Bunged up with wax from a grubby hive

Doorbells might cry

Crown moulding too

Cabot Circus - clown said child confess
Yes, I felt that

Brown blood, blue plaque
Could I stand to vouch for all the tests they’re marking
Citywise
Citywise
Broker bouffon in a motley tie

Dead horse, reborn
Could I stand to grieve the graves obscured by gridlock
Citywise
Citywise
I think the town’s leaving me behind

Citywise Citywise Citywise!

...and there’ll always be a part of you, always be a part of you, always be a part of you...

Sure the meet-and-greets are fun
But I smell like wet metal
And handshakes leave me dry

Two searing hearts meet for a mo’
Vibes might connect, then scurry off to the hotel
Will he remember me?
(remember me, remember me, remember me?)

Sure the buildings taste nice
But they don’t mean a thing
When you’ve got dirt on the chefs

Ten thousand years on borrowed time
Swords drawing blood from Nicene necks
All gussied up, cited in crap cadasters
(crap crap crap crap crap!!!)

Not quite Cockaigne
Nor Doggerland
Somewhere beyond the two

wise ways
and ways that aren’t so wise
and ways that hurry by
and ways that take their time
and ways that scrape the sky

and ways that aren’t so wise
and ways that hurry by
and ways that take their time
and ways that scrape the sky

Wiv’ the launch codes and some kevlar
I could end this farce forever
If it wasn’t for the smell of gasoline

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from Holy Motorway (Selected Demos 2022-2023), released December 15, 2023

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