Song Description
When a city grows too fast and it's hard to keep up, sometimes all you can do is yell at the top of your lungs while stuck in traffic, or maybe sing to the rooftops.
This song expresses that feeling of getting cramped in a city you love, changing more than you would like. It's got a great, chant-able refrain of "It's a condo now!"
| Song Length |
4:01 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Indie/Low-Fi |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Tense, Irritated |
Subject |
Change, City |
| Similar Artists |
The Replacements, The Gaslight Anthem |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Picket signs and chanting voices
Just another Sunday in the square
Crowded all around the hotel
There's a growing tension in the air
Everyone can see the problem
in the morning traffic every day
Council doesn't have to listen
closely to hear the people saying
The solution's not
Evolution by
Demolition and replacement
Crumbled walls and cracked foundation
Carpets lined with cocaine and cheap beer
There's a century's worth of history
in a place to risky to go near
Cost of living rising quickly
Who are we to say who comes and goes?
But we have a say in what makes
this city great and we agree that
The solution's not
Evolution by
Demolition and replacement
it's a condo now
©2016 Michael Aurand
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