Cement

from Cement by Simon C. Patterson feat. Kolya Bichan

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That man who always on our TV
Likes to talk about stability
Wish that I knew what he meant
Thought your words were written in cement

I wandered through this sweaty town to find you
The tar was wet the cars were all on fire
The shoulder of the woman at the bus stop
Emblazoned with the Chinese for desire
It will not last for flesh is not cement

We’ll swear to give up the booze
If statesman kick the habit of the ooze
That spurts out of the ground
But we should learn from our government
They built a city all out of cement
Where grass cannot be found

We kissed beside the stacks of bricks and concrete
This building site’s a home to cats and ghosts
The black stuff doesn’t buy you what it used to
We’re sick and tired of presidential boasts
He’d look good with cement up to his neck

Thought we had something happening here
Thought the words you said to me my dear
Were written in cement

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from Cement, released December 12, 2017

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