ThiefofBaghdad - Love & Loss lyrics

[Intro] Alone Caught up in the mix of an unknown city Yet it all felt vaguely familiar As though he'd been there a past life, or in a dream He wanders aimless [Verse 1] Set adrift from the bus stop Amongst traffic lights and cops The sound and lights hit his face like waves He remains unphased, navigating alleyways With a strange sense of recollection As he enters the great divide Between two scrapers of sky A cold wind rips through his clothin' And brings a tear to his eye Frozen, he shivers from the bitter cold wind As he pulls his jacket tight and his hood low Tugging at the drawstring He heads for the closest bar and takes a seat Orders up a cold one and somethin hot to eat He takes out a book of poems and begins to read But with his old eyes and with that dull light It's easier to look at that mirror and think A lone traveler, an artist Lookin' for life, love and happiness In a gla** half-full of hardship And with the words “love and loss” Inscribed inside his mind, he sighs deep Closin' his eyes, all he really needs is sleep [Verse 2] He awoke, noticing the chick on his left, two seats down Couldn't be anymore'n 22 at a New York bar, no one around Somethin' about the scene was so profound Yeah, he saw the beauty in the truly broke and low-down “Hello” he says, “what's your story” The chick looked over and said “I was on my way to Burma-Shave, I just stopped to get some rest” Not wanting to test the patience of this girl he just met He looked back into the mirror, when she looked over and said “You from around here?” “Naw, it's my first day” the man replied “I just arrived on the greyhound and I'm only stayin' one night” “Oh, that's cool. You here for any particular reason?” “Not really, I just wanted get away- Change the scene, catch the breathing” “Yeah, I know the feelin' When you just gotta do some soul-searchin', it's so urgent You gotta purge- search Earth for the worth in person I can a**ume, as you get older- it only worsens ‘Cause every pa**ing day, I feel the erosion from the whirlwind” [Verse 3] Ya' know at first the man was taken back by that response He just couldn't figure out why It was kinda like this chick had read his mind It seemed apparent they shared some sort of other-worldly bond He couldn't put his finger on Almost like they had met at one time And so he studied her every move, looks, dialect and attitude Kept asking her questions- grillin' her, feelin' her vibe and mood “Who are you? What's your story? Where you from? What do you do?” “I'm a writer with a vision on a mission to find the truth” Replied the chick with perfect diction while she scribbled on a napkin The man was so distracted by everything that was happenin' He didn't catch the words, but when he looked he could see three ‘Cept it was too dark in the room and far away for him to read She handed the man the pen, demandin' the man's attention- Said, “Nathan, I know you know me- and you know we'll meet again” Like that the girl was gone, the man woke up, pen in his palms To his left; a napkin, he read it- "Love and loss" [Outro] When you're out on your own And you're travelin' a road And you're never gonna stop Never gonna go home No home, not anymore You ain't got nowhere to go You ain't got no one to hold; Love and loss You look into a past That is shattered and cracked Scatterin' years, laughs Tears and fears and no cash Toe-back, shoe-lace ripped Brain snapped at stem Flash back to the when; Love and loss Hold back, no, hold tight The slow draft, the cold night The show might not proceed Unknown flight- meet your needs The foresight cannot see The light at the end of the tunnel Troubled, under- Love and loss The lonely one, the only one Who seemed to hold and mend Was gone a long time ago I know, I can see you hold it in And now you're wishing you could Befriend the breeze and the wind Man, you had that dream again; Love and loss