Welcome to the City (Part 1)

 

Welcome to the city of many faces

the city of angels, of demons, of men, of women

youths fashioned with the latest sports gear,

k swiss trainers, stone island jackets instilling fear

streets moving fast, cars, buses, crowds of people

salesmen, businessmen whizzing past

 

Welcome to the city of dreams

the place to find yourself,

your calling is here, standing near,

for artsists, buskers, the one man band

celebrities, nobodies rushing around

students, ravers, the rich and the homeless,

salaries, pentions and talented loners,

supermodels, fashion freaks and size zero girls,

internet hookups inside hotels,

public break-ups, a night in the cells

people in a rush, ignoring signs,

ambulances, paramedics, wasted lives

Have you been to this city?

 

Have you walked its streets?

Have you smelt the air?

Have you heard its beats?

 

Welcome to the city of imperfection

black cabs on street corners, prostitutes loitering in hidden corners

familair faces, torn down places,

theatres, exhibitions and sex with strangers, std's and killer teens,

mid life crisis, builders, painters, drinking alone

a perfect family, a broken home

Roadside cafes, inner city bars, un-heard poets and uninsured cars

 

Have you been to this city?

Have you walked its streets?