The City Breathing

Family memory

The fourth single from Printing Intelligence on Sand — the city wakes, circuits hum, and the sand keeps printing intelligence into the night.

Lyrics

Transcribed from the recording — close to the song, but not always word-perfect.

When I ask, yeah Miracle hidden behind the glass
A car tap, a blue map, yeah The world is in a snap
Several rooms are glowing bright Cables on the oceans in the night
Hidden lights
Hidden lights
Hidden lights
Look at it go
Under the concrete
A secret show
The city is breathing
A city
Hidden power inside the walls
We don't see it but it carries us
Before the sun, the trucks are moving fast
Lights in the wires
Horses in the street
Invisible city
Under my feet
Everything moves, moves when I tap the tap
When I ask, yeah Miracle hidden behind the glass
Under the ordinary day
A quiet machine is leading the way
Under the ordinary day
We are never alone in the grey
Lights in the wires
Horses in the street
Invisible city
Under my feet
Everything moves, moves when I tap the tap
When I ask, yeah Miracle hidden behind the glass
Invisible city
We carry the light