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Two Cities

from Spiteful Travels by Ripuarian

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lyrics

This is a tale along the coast
I can't begin to tell you
Which part can stab at me the most

From right on Baghdad by the bay
To San Diego county
Two souls find different ways to boast

She(ee) breathes
She's found a new lease on life
He(ee) rolls up his sleeves
His dreams call for war drum and fife

He rarely acted on a whim
Went off to be a doctor
He kept his sweating at the gym

And with his elbows on his desk
and working all night till the dawn
He wonders if she thinks of him

And he thinks no(oo)
He must be a distant memory
He doesn't know(oo)
How she could behave so airily


But maybe one day
When they're a little older
She'll calm down
And he'll be a little bolder
And by some chance they'll meet again
Then he'll ask her, "How are you, old friend?"



They both had traveled from the heart
Of pax americana
Their dreams then made them drift apart

And though they both were western bound
Their distance was only greater
As far as Bacon to Descartes

He(ee) sighs
It'll be another working night
She(ee) opens her eyes
Her ennui drowns out the morning light

She gave her life another chance
Free love was in her ethos
Where she could finally advance

And as she walks around the town
And passes Towers, Iv'ry
She wonders if he missed her glance


And she thinks no(oo)
He must never want to reunite
She doesn't know(oo)
How he could have come to be uptight


But maybe one day
When they're a little older
she'll calm down
And he'll be a little bolder
And by some chance they'll meet again
Then she'll ask him, "How are you, old friend?"


Their ways are far too different
Their views are far too different
On the whole, they're glad they're not together

Their paths are far too different
Their goals are far too different
There's the chance they've said goodbye forever


But maybe one day
When they're a little older
she'll calm down
And he'll be a little bolder
And by some chance they'll meet again
They'll ask each other, "How are you, old friend?"

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from Spiteful Travels, released September 22, 2013

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