Empty Tin Lyrics - Singles - Hans York

(Hans York/Tom Armstrong) 

An empty tin for gasoline 

Makes a desperate sound when it's struck 

In the thoughts of a child in these decaying streets 

In the swirling of the dust 

The boy ignores it all and plays 

With a branch on the rusty metal 

Dust resting itself on his shoulders and shoes 

When in truth it will never settle 

She lifted her heart above all other things 

Destroyed all her lovers with trust 

In shanties where thoughts caught the wind in the heat 

With the desperate discomfort of lust 

She tried to reverse the decay of the world 

Pulling back on its rusty metal 

Dust resting itself on her shoulders and shoes 

When in truth it would never settle 

I've given up trying to sleep 

It seems they'll never switch the light off that sign 

The buildings, they ache and moan with the heat 

The drunks blend their sorrows with wine 

This city's a filter for genius 

I've seen the rest of us keep passing through 

May you cast off the burden of destiny, love 

May its weight never settle on you 

May you cast off the burden of destiny, love 

May its weight never settle on you