Lyric discussion by fraeulein 

Cover art for The City lyrics by Dismemberment Plan, The

i love this song because i can just picture the scene in my head. someone stands on the top of the roof, its a dark night, one of those nights in july where it so hot that the temperature of the air and the temperature of your skin are the same and you can't tell where you end...and he's standing there and noticing all the little details of the city that has alienated him, and thinking about this person who left making him feel more alone...and then he feels the breeze and wishes that it would blow him away, out of this city that he lives in....away from all the memories of the person who left. the city has lost its charm. he grew up there, it was a part of him, and now he can't stand it. he is sick of saying goodbye. i can just picture the whole setting.

jeez i read into that song too much