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City of Oblivion

from City of Oblivion by Anton Sword

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City of Oblivion

I never lost my love for you, baby,
but I left so I could live
Cause every night beside you poured right
through my heart like through a paper sieve
You took everything I gave, baby,
I had nothing left to give
So I set out for the city of oblivion

I climbed out of the window slowly
when I heard the treetops sigh
The moon was looking down upon the meadow
from the purple sky
I crawled into the tunnel by the highway
where the people don’t care why
I was going to the city of oblivion

They said go, go, be no one now
Go, go, you know you know how
Forget, forget, forget your regret
No one cares inside the city

So I sat upon the lily pad of wisdom
but it sank into the mud
I fired off the rifle shot of genius
but the shell was a dud
I stumbled through the brambles of compassion
but the thorns drew no blood
Before I reached the city of oblivion

They said go, go, be no one now
Go, go, you know you know how
Forget, forget, forget your regret
So I buried it outside the walls of the city

So when you think about me, baby
(though I guess you seldom do)
Know that I’m standing on the silent sidewalk
in the burning blue
I annihilated everything
that had a trace of you
And I’m happy in the city of oblivion

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from City of Oblivion, released February 25, 2010

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Anton Sword Brooklyn, New York

NYC-based songwriter Anton Sword leads an indie synth/ dance/ new wave project with a shifting band lineup. Sword has toured the Eastern USA twice and Europe 10 times, playing for a small but loyal following. One of his ambient compositions runs in a loop on permanent display in NYC's American Museum of Natural History, scoring the ‘Astro Bulletin’ in the lobby of the Rose Space Center. ... more

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