Story Behind The Song

all characters & portrayals are purely fictitious & any resemblance to real events are entirely coincidental!

Song Description

while describing a particular social milieu (albeit cryptic), this song develops into the recounting of a crime scene...

Lyrics

verse I
under the bridge where the trains rattle through
the sun dips & the shadows grow long
a dog barks, a baby cries, gold fades to blue
the birds & the vendors are gone

verse II
down at the water's edge lover's embrace
and the gypsies move close to their fire
someone is crouched as he washes his face
as the full moon creeps higher & higher

bridge/chorus
the sounds of the city seem so far away
the water laps onto the shore
the deepening twilight at the end of the day
'til you can't trust your eyes any more

verse III
the children are sleeping now floating downstream
as the trains clatter by overhead
the fog horns & sirens a part of their dreams
though they lie there so still in their beds

verse IV
the smoke from the fire drifts into the night
as the girls shake the braids from their hair
the men pass the bottle & play cards & fight
'til they're drunk, broke & full of despair

bridge/chorus
the sounds of the city seem so far away
the water laps onto the shore
the deepening twilight at the end of the day
'til you can't trust your eyes any more

verse V
someone is singing an old gypsy song
as a figure steps out of the dark
a brief flash of silver where it doesn't belong
silently finding its mark