There's A Black Hole In The Shadow Of The Pru

American Nightmare

Everyone I ever loved

Went down in history...

The blue eyes came

The brown eyes left...

And the rest is misery

Dreams are trash

On the side of the road

All starry eyed - tongue all tied

There's something you should know

I could have died with you

And Boston is the reason

I'm feeling so blue - damn you

City lights and colder nights

I'm innocent (minus the fights)

Praying out loud for a winter of quiet

Friday nights are killing me

I fall asleep - pen in hand

There's something you should know

I could have died with you

And Boston is the reason

I'm feeling so blue

Cities aren't a way to cure a disease

And I don't even know

Why you listen to me

A razor wristed kid

Looking forward to ends

If love was a bridge

You'd be the one in the fens

"All the kids are fucking dead"

I write "with love and a gun to my head"

these days aren't going to last too long

(i know - i know - i know)

I'm drawing words from a tired heart

I'm drawing blood from a tired heart


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    To reply to Jotchy's question:

    The "Pru" is the Prudential Center, a large skyscraper in Boston housing the offices of the Prudential Insurance Company as well as a huge urban mall. The building casts quite a shadow when the sun hits it right, so presumably that's where the title came from (hence the mentions to Boston).

    a_fall_orchardon April 26, 2003   Link

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