Helicopter Lullaby

This city is a bypass
Don’t let us get in your way
From a distance it’s tight-knit
Up close, it’s hard to say
These sidewalks became my feet
A tight fit with a battered beat
The forgotten past to our present
Just paves the way for decadence
In this city the 'copters sing
They sing to us all night
In this city we fall asleep
To helicopter lullabies
In the home of the fall of pressure
Surviving is how things are measured
You worry about the finer things in life
We try to keep a solid hold on liquid life
From a distance it’s romance
Up close, it’s hard to say
Watched over by a parade of blue lights
Walking alone on too-silent nights
In this city the 'copters sing
They sing to us all night
In this city we fall asleep
To helicopter lullabies
In this city the 'copters sing
They sing to us all night
In this city we fall asleep
To helicopter lullabies
They’re circling now
They’re circling now
I can’t fall asleep
Until they pass my house
Cold comfort in that sound
As they pass my house
I can’t fall asleep
Unless they pass my house
They’re circling now