Ending the Alphabet
John Darnielle
[Verse 1]
We've got the brightest skylight
Like a vision of heaven on the evening sky
And a clocktower two blocks from the spot
Where I'm standing tonight
[Verse 2]
The avenues are throbbing with people
And the late sunlight makes them all look like angels
And the transformation is seamless
They are unbearably bright
[Chorus]
I can almost hear their voices
As I walk past them all toward the water
What is there left in a city like this
When everyone you know has gone?
I saw the wind wash them all away and I was freezing