Six Cities

The forest has trees

The mountain has snow on its peak

And the earth has secrets

The ocean helps keep like a language

Everyone knows how to speak but forgets

Each morning when waking from sleep

There was once a city that was made of steel

All the buildings were shining and clean

The people wore the same clothes

And ate all the same meals

They knew black and white and little in between

There was once a city that was made of glass

All the buildings you could see right through

Each and every person there had opinions and ideas

And each and every one of them was true

There was once a city made of plastic

All the buildings were flimsy and cheap

The smoke from a fire there made everybody sick

So they all left town with the few things they could keep

There was once a city made of marble

All the buildings were beautiful and cold

The people had solutions for anything that failed

So they spent their lives being helpful and alone

The forest has trees

The mountain has snow on its peak

And the earth has secrets

The ocean helps keep like a language

Everyone knows how to speak but forgets

Each morning when waking from sleep

There was once a city that was made of stone

All the buildings were smooth and gray

The people living there all felt drab and cold

Even on a pretty warm spring day

There was once a city that was made of wood

All the buildings were sensible and sound

Everyone there did what they wanted while they knew they could

Because one day a storm would knock their buildings down

The forest has trees

The mountain has snow on its peak

And the earth has secrets

The ocean helps keep like a language

Everyone knows how to speak but forgets

Each morning when waking

The forest has trees

The mountain has snow on its peak

And the earth has secrets

The ocean helps keep like a word

Explaining how all things should be

That's forgotten the moment we first learn to speak