The Wrecking Ball

ove the sidewalk under the archway

through the door again

planting charges seed of destruction

time is caving in

here we are at mile zero this is St. John's NFLD

but you can hear the strains of Nero

serenade the demolition man

the sun is rising

bricks are falling

nothing stands too long too tall

for the swing of the wrecking ball

the petition failed the coffin's nailed

we protest but money talks

what's here today will be gone today

holding hands won't stop the clock

they'll be coming in teh morning

to tear a piece out of the sky

try and build another Babel

who can reach the highest high

the sun is rising

bricks are falling

nothing stands too long too tall

for the swing of the wrecking ball

dance macabre at the wrecking ball

steel toe shuffle through an empty hall

the hard hat dancers take th floor

then the ceiling and the corridor

the jackhammers beat out eight to the bar

the last dance will be a slam dance

ring around the Dev hotel

a crowd is gathering round

the plunger sinks a cheer goes up

and it all falls down

in a shower of brick and mortar raining down

in dirty sheets

when the dust has come to settle

ther'll be one less shadow on the street

the sun is rising

bricks are falling

nothing stands too long too tall

for the swing of the wrecking ball