Posted on Nov 27, 2007 02:03 am
BeerHunter
www.TheLondonProject.ca
Member Since: Feb 07, 2005
Hey all,
We are working on a new tune. This song is written about homelessness in Vancouver. This is still in the really early stages so the mix etc is nowhere near complete. Its a really different song for us.
Concrete Pillow
<Intro>
<verse 1>
I’m just one of the few that you once knew, got someone else’s clothes and my shoes are full of holes,
There’s another world going on around me, people won’t slow down they won’t even speak to me,
My best friend sleeps in back of Pigeon Park, the guy across the street makes his living selling speed,
Paper planes, steaming drains, band posters on my walls, blue bin in my backyard, loud horn is my alarm,
<pre-chorus1>
<chorus 1>
The lines on my face,
My cart is back at my safe place,
All I have is my cold blistered feet,
Gonna settle down with a - concrete pillow
<verse 2>
Always know what time it is I got my own steamclock, piece of string, an old magazine in my back pocket
An afternoon of chasing nothing, scored a loonie not enough, time to find my way to the Mission, then I’m missin’
I look up at all the people goin’ to the game, got my hat out pushed around called some really bad names
Time to roll on down to my friend’s in the underground, going to swap out some of my latest things,
<pre-chorus 2>
<chorus 2>
The lines on my face,
My cart is back at my safe place,
All I have is at my cold blistered feet,
Gonna settle down with a - concrete pillow
<solo>
<verse 3>
Time to make the rounds to collect some pop cans, squeegee man gets ripped off , Syd is in handcuffs,
Take this gift from me, and know how it feels, her written message reads “for some this is a meal”.
Take a glance of my dark world, see the glare off my chair, find me a comb for my hair, lost mine over there,
Recent roundup trying to take my home away, I got to see a saint amongst us was the only bright part of my day
<bridge>
“During the 1990’s homelessness emerged as a major issue in communities across Canada. In Greater Vancouver, homelessness continues to be a complex and growing problem”
“Vancouver's homeless population is growing at such a fearsome rate that it could triple to 3,000 people by the time visitors arrive for the 2010 Olympic Games”
<chorus 2>
The lines on my face,
My cart is back at my safe place,
All I have is at my cold blistered feet,
Gonna settle down with a - concrete pillow
<solo outro>
<Fade>
The song is in my profile.
Cheers!
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