An Air Conditioned Man - Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

I heard the sound of the church at six

I fell among the cooling bricks

All the tall trees were still lining the avenue

Hanging there like old friends do, bystanding quietly

Had the game lost its spark?

Evening star, right on cue

Still in a solid state

Still in a solid state for so long

Night train passing over

And the sound kept on ringing 'round

I went the long way, I would be vindicated

I kept my head down, two eyes on the paving

Caught in a necktie, a lifestyle in single file

A river of brake lights to opposite lifts

And opposite lofts

Still in a solid state

Still in a solid state for so long

Night train passing over

And the sound kept on ringing round

World A.D.

You walk past the wall you first kissed her against

How could you forget?

While the sirens howled and the wind caressed

Under jacaranda, beneath the burnt-out moon

Or was it over there?

Did it ever matter in the first place?

Does she still think about it now and then?

In her air conditioned home

On her air conditioned street

In an air conditioned city