Julian Casablancas - Tourist (demo) lyrics

I wish that clouds could hold me up Like I thought as a child growing up I wish I could sound as soothing as the rainfall But I am only a drop from the storm Feel like a tourist out in the country Once, this whole world was all countryside Feel like a tourist in the big city Soon, I will simply evaporate They took the strings up North, the drums down South After they crossed Afghanistan a long time ago You're shuffling your feet into the next dimension Soon, skyscrapers will be everywhere I feel like a tourist, lost in the suburbs Soon, the whole world will be urban sprawl Feel like a land lover out on the ocean Feel like a teardrop, streaming off your chin Some will bet against you Try even to prevent you But not many can stop you, man If you got a perfect plan Can they possibly try I demand to know why they would doubt you In this hand, a thousand generations Feel like a tourist out in the desert So hot it feels like the Devil's breath Feel like a tourist out in the swampland This world is just patches of water and land Everywhere I go, I'm a tourist But if you stay with me, I'll always be at home