Figure 5 from TOY CITY by Toy City
This is an interpretation of William Carlos William’s poem, The Great Figure, written in 1920. I love the simplicity and directness of all his work. This poem resonated with me particularly because when my first child was born, we were living in an apartment in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, a few blocks from one of the busiest fire stations in the City. Almost every evening we would hear the sirens of the fire trucks leaving the station, bouncing off the building walls in one of the densest parts of downtown. Thankfully, my son was never bothered by the wail of the sirens, and they never had to put out any fires in our building.
--Paul Burke
Tracklist
| 6. | Figure 5 | 2:03 |
Lyrics
Among the rain
and lights
I saw the figure 5
In gold
on a red
firetruck
moving
tense
unheeded
to gongs clangs
siren howls
and wheels rumbling
through the dark city
Credits
Written and recorded by Paul Burke & Steve Shaheen
Drumming by Anthony Vinciguerra
Mixed by John Russell
Produced by John Russell & Toy City
Mastered by Joe Lambert
