Seattle 2005. I’d never been in a city that had so many homeless living, begging on the streets. I was there for a coffee trade show…

V1

The strum of cars, like rhythm guitars,

A streetlight sculptures a hollow man

I tune my walk to the tires on the tar,

Some dude has lost the battle.

I’m getting coffee in Seattle.

V2

I wonder was this a poor place to park?

But then I see he won’t bother me

He blankly stares at the black of the dark

Some dude has lost the battle.

I’m getting coffee in Seattle.

PC

I make like I don’t clock him

But then our eyes meet

He doesn’t know me

But he’s the singer from Skeet!

Jeez I thought that he’d died

Why’s he out on the street?

CH

He once shone like a diamond,

He sang us his soul

He carved a rock-solid statue, with each new refrain

Then he gave us rough red, after years of champagne

So the statue has fallen but the old songs remain

V3

That Rolling Stone review he called an obscenity

When he said he was finally done

Last I heard he was down in Yosemite

Living off the beaten track

So why is the hollow man back?

CH

He once shone like a diamond,

He sang us his soul

He carved a rock-solid statue, with each new refrain

Then he gave us rough red, after years of champagne

So the statue has fallen but the old songs remain

OUTRO

Hey,

You know there’s more than living this way?

You were famous, can I help you man?

He smiles a half smile

and just turns away

A living death rattle

I’m getting coffee in Seattle

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Copyright: Rod de Lisle

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Comments from Muse.

BoyDogTruck

“Lyrics are wonderful.“

9thStLine

“Coffee in Seattle. Best 1st line in the bunch. Gritty look at the city and its characters. Maybe too long, but I liked it”

Kevinism

“Really liked this one: original idea and well crafted storytelling”

Neal K

“ Coffee In Seattle. I really like this one. Scored it well. But you sent me on a Google search to see if there really is a band called Skeet.”

AndyLeF

“Very cool lyric and sings right off the page at me. Love the rhyme scheme and unusual rhymes! One of my top scores.”

Be- Spoke

“Another great story song, for me the chorus is a tad too long but the “champagne” line is my favourite lyric from all the competitions offerings this month.”

Ty Cobb

“Opening line hooked me in, rest was pretty strong.”