Rob Swift - You and I and The Moon lyrics

It all started on a rooftop My heart was beating like a boombox The night was alight with moonwash I could see all the way to New Lots The block below was a void It seemed like overlords were over-employed I thought my head would explode from all the noise Banging around inside it while outside was silent as thorns From the midst of the grid I swore I saw a light The wind was whipping up a whisper that was cold as ice I turned my focus to the ground in hopes of holy sights But couldn't be sure that the dark wasn't brimming with poltergeists Came here in the 2K on a roll of dice With nothing but a heart of gold naiveté and no advice Just a couple goals in life knowing the road's the reward And recorded tales live forever in the poems I write All my couplets were a double helix of middle schoolers and mic cords That grew into a metaphor and extended through my life force Lesson plans were evident Resident with investment plan Evidence in the madness the mess the message the man I been the Better Bomb in it the Cheddar Bob in it I been the everybody get along in one conglomerate I been a pawn in it and been the audience and been anonymous And been applauded for what I consider just the obvious So up here on this ledge I feel a reckoning approaching Like a messenger in coach and the sound of breathless horses A moment when I lost my faith has brought me to this awful place Where I feel like a stranger in my own accommodations Not to further complications but there's murmurs from the basement And the work to conquer voices is against habituation A cemetery's patience I take in my surroundings The lunar bath is all around The City should be drowning… I get my footing settled find a meter take a step Manhattan across the bridges and the sunrise to my left The morning starts to melt the dream and ring the day anew Yet I know inside myself there is a sense of déjà vu The view about the same From ruins come music And from music comes courage to confront the uncertain So I turn towards the day Turn from the moon Open up the door And of course There was… You [Outro scratches by Rob Swift]