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Mirror City

from Deadman Road by Venetic ®

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A fable

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As they fight the blaze
Smoke pours from windows through a shimmery haze
An old man staggers dazed
Others pick up bricks and clear the way
Behind cracked façades
People hide in shelter from chaotic streets
You throw a victory sign
And scream in triumph as you flee the scene

And the churches are empty
The parliament’s obscene
A piece of pretence flirting
Like a prostitute that preens

Cold harsh gazes
Meet you from the shelter of the corridor
Scattered caskets
Topple as a forklift clears the floor
Servicemen
Shuffle as they walk along the riverside
The streets are deserted
It feels like there’s nowhere left to hide

The railway station is empty
There are no more trains
The welcome party is over
The relationship’s estranged
The king’s frozen in his castle
He doesn’t know what to do
With a rat and toad to advise him
His tip top times are through

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from Deadman Road, released December 1, 2007
(c) Wayne Stuart McCallum

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Since 2002, Venetic has independently released 10 albums with more on the way. Healed by the flames of purgatory, he is now back from the undead.

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