Abraham Cloud - Rome lyrics

Even though the road is wet the cars they are still coming nothing stops ecstatic space and time blending into one colossally immense machine escaping some enormous history don't they know don't they know don't they know this was once called Rome even though it's new years day I'm safe an warm and far away I paid my rent just yesterday nothing here can touch me now I'm distant and immune I can watch disaster on TV don't they know don't they know don't they know this was once called Rome 5 am on Monday morning engines at full throttle burning up the dinosaurs and cave men grinding meshing sanding sounds creating clouds and chomping down the beef burrito puts me back to sleep dialing up the internet to order out for discount s** the message comes from almost out of nowhere meet me at the shopping mall (flying through the wires and ground I am Sue my friend is Paul venture out on city streets past breaking dreams and facial cream crossing at the light they call desire