Cathedrals

Composer: Jay Clifford

 

Studio Recordings: Magazine Sessions
Releases: Magazine / At World Cafe Vol. 9 / Shimmer and Shine / Live at the Music Farm / Everwood Original Television Soundtrack / Live at the Dock Street Theatre
Tablature: David K | Tablature Archive
First Performance: Spring 1998
Song Information: This song was inspired by Boston and former J,LC bandmate Christopher Pollen (source: 1/29/03).
Lyrical Transcription: Official lyrics from Magazine liner notes

In the shadows of tall buildings
Of fallen angels on the ceilings
Oily feathers in bronze and concrete
Faded colors, pieces left incomplete
The line moves slowly past the electric fence
Across the borders between continents

In the cathedrals of New York and Rome
There is a feeling that you should just go home
And spend a lifetime finding out just where that is

In the shadows of tall buildings
The architecture is slowly peeling
Marble statues and glass dividers
Someone is watching all of the outsiders
The line moves slowly through the numbered gate
Past the mosaic of the head of state

In the cathedrals of New York and Rome
There is a feeling that you should just go home
And spend a lifetime finding out just where that is

In the shadows of tall buildings
Of open arches endlessly kneeling
Sonic landscapes echoing vistas
Someone is listening from a safe distance
The line moves slowly into a fading light
A final moment in the dead of night

In the cathedrals of New York and Rome
There is a feeling that you should just go home
And spend a lifetime finding out just where that is