Hans York - Empty Tin lyrics

(Hans York/Tom Armstrong) An empty tin for gasoline Makes a desperate sound when it's struck In the thoughts of a child in these decaying streets In the swirling of the dust The boy ignores it all and plays With a branch on the rusty metal Dust resting itself on his shoulders and shoes When in truth it will never settle She lifted her heart above all other things Destroyed all her lovers with trust In shanties where thoughts caught the wind in the heat With the desperate discomfort of lust She tried to reverse the decay of the world Pulling back on its rusty metal Dust resting itself on her shoulders and shoes When in truth it would never settle I've given up trying to sleep It seems they'll never switch the light off that sign The buildings, they ache and moan with the heat The drunks blend their sorrows with wine This city's a filter for genius I've seen the rest of us keep pa**ing through May you cast off the burden of destiny, love May its weight never settle on you May you cast off the burden of destiny, love May its weight never settle on you