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Kevin Browne: Songs

Nokogiriyama

(Kevin Browne)
July, 2006
Pushing past the crowds
Everybody’s walking down the street
Faces pass you by, but there’s no one you can greet
And these buildings hem you in
No place to unwind
I never want to be so easily defined

And when you’re feeling blue and you don’t know why
There’s a tear in your eye as clouds fill the sky
Just remember the hippo who learned to fly, kudasai – nokogiriyama

There’s no greenery in sight, everything’s covered in concrete and wire
As the sun beats down on your back
The sidewalk’s hot as fire
We weren’t meant to live in these artificial designs
With the language barriers that block the communication lines

(chorus)