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Pyramid City Lyrics
Salt water hands
Surf ground into snow
Water is moving, everything's moving
I'm married to the city
I'm married to the rush
Even on streets, everything's moving
Call off the search
Pyramid city still wants you
Into the west
Pyramid city's still standing, waiting
Down to the breaks,
down to the bridges that know you
and how you got your name
Burning what's wrong
Counterfeit sisters
Too soon for plans, file away letters
There's singing in the wires
There's ringing in the telegraph
Keep the news moving, keep the news moving
Call off the search
Pyramid city still wants you
Into the west
Pyramid city's still standing, waiting
Down to the breaks,
down to the bridges that know you
and how you got your name
Pyramid city, Bummer and Lazarus still haunt the streets
Pyramid city, Bummer and Lazarus are in control
Surf ground into snow
Water is moving, everything's moving
I'm married to the city
I'm married to the rush
Even on streets, everything's moving
Pyramid city still wants you
Into the west
Pyramid city's still standing, waiting
Down to the breaks,
down to the bridges that know you
and how you got your name
Counterfeit sisters
Too soon for plans, file away letters
There's singing in the wires
There's ringing in the telegraph
Keep the news moving, keep the news moving
Pyramid city still wants you
Into the west
Pyramid city's still standing, waiting
Down to the breaks,
down to the bridges that know you
and how you got your name
Pyramid city, Bummer and Lazarus are in control
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Submitted by
aneroid On Sep 08, 2012
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The song is about San Francisco. The "Pyramid" in Pyramid City is the Transamerica Pyramid which is the tallest skyscraper on the San Francisco skyline. Bummer and Lazarus are described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bummer_and_Lazarus
I think the song seems to jump between two timelines as well. The lines about Bummer and Lazarus still haunting the streets and the name Pyramid City refers to a more modern San Francisco and the lines making reference to telegraphs and Bummer and Lazarus remaining in control may refer to 19th Century San Francisco. Idk. Just theories.
I think the song seems to jump between two timelines as well. The lines about Bummer and Lazarus still haunting the streets and the name Pyramid City refers to a more modern San Francisco and the lines making reference to telegraphs and Bummer and Lazarus remaining in control may refer to 19th Century San Francisco. Idk. Just theories.