This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Your two eyes, they speak to me
Special treats and delicacies
In your velvet corridors
Sticky walls and sugar floors
Your fingers, they speak to me
Butterfly wings on a slender tree
You can take a walk down my avenue
Sorbet sunshine melting through
there's a symphony of sirens in the air
Tiny diamonds fall like rain upon your hair
I've got a feeling completely beyond compare
And I don't care, no, I don't care
you're the kinda girl I dreamt about
But I had to do without
Now I'm simply ravenous
I just need a little push, push
Your mouth, it speaks to me
Flicking tongues so sneakily
I don't want this night to end
Close my eyes and count to ten
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
there's a symphony of sirens in the air
Tiny diamonds fall like rain upon your hair
I've got a feeling completely beyond compare
And I don't care
My girl she's luminous
She gives me such a rush
Feels like a teenage crush
But I just can't get enough
My girl's a genius
She knows all kinds of stuff
Feels like my head might bust
But I just can't get enough
My girl she's luminous
She gives me such a rush
Feels like a teenage crush
But I just can't get enough
My girl's a genius
She knows all kinds of stuff
Feels like my head might bust
But I just can't get enough
there's a symphony of sirens in the air
Tiny diamonds fall like rain upon your hair
I've got a feeling completely beyond compare
And I don't care, no, I don't care
there's a symphony of sirens in the air
Tiny diamonds fall like rain upon your hair
I've got a feeling completely beyond compare
And I don't care, no, I don't care
Give me your tricks for free
Give me your tricks for free
Give me your tricks for free
Give me your tricks for free
Special treats and delicacies
In your velvet corridors
Sticky walls and sugar floors
Your fingers, they speak to me
Butterfly wings on a slender tree
You can take a walk down my avenue
Sorbet sunshine melting through
there's a symphony of sirens in the air
Tiny diamonds fall like rain upon your hair
I've got a feeling completely beyond compare
And I don't care, no, I don't care
you're the kinda girl I dreamt about
But I had to do without
Now I'm simply ravenous
I just need a little push, push
Your mouth, it speaks to me
Flicking tongues so sneakily
I don't want this night to end
Close my eyes and count to ten
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
there's a symphony of sirens in the air
Tiny diamonds fall like rain upon your hair
I've got a feeling completely beyond compare
And I don't care
My girl she's luminous
She gives me such a rush
Feels like a teenage crush
But I just can't get enough
My girl's a genius
She knows all kinds of stuff
Feels like my head might bust
But I just can't get enough
My girl she's luminous
She gives me such a rush
Feels like a teenage crush
But I just can't get enough
My girl's a genius
She knows all kinds of stuff
Feels like my head might bust
But I just can't get enough
there's a symphony of sirens in the air
Tiny diamonds fall like rain upon your hair
I've got a feeling completely beyond compare
And I don't care, no, I don't care
there's a symphony of sirens in the air
Tiny diamonds fall like rain upon your hair
I've got a feeling completely beyond compare
And I don't care, no, I don't care
Give me your tricks for free
Give me your tricks for free
Give me your tricks for free
Give me your tricks for free
Lyrics submitted by sarararawr
Symphony of Sirens Lyrics as written by Jack Christopher Allsopp
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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