HELLO SEATTLE

Hello Seattle I am a mountaineer

In the hills and highlands

I fall asleep in hospital parking lots

And awake in your mouth

Hello Seattle I am a manta ray

Deep beneath the blue waves

I’ll crawl the sandy bottom of Puget Sound

And construct a summer home

Hello Seattle I am the crescent moon

Shining down on your face

I will disguise myself as a sleeping pill

And descend inside of you

Hello Seattle I am a cold sea horse

Feeling warm in your sand

I sing about the tide and the ocean surf

Rolling in the evening breeze

Hello Seattle I am an albatross

On the docks and moored boats

I sail above your inlets and interstates

Through the rain and open wind

Hello Seattle I am an old lighthouse Throwing beams of bright light

Red in the morning blue in the evening sun

Taking heed for everyone

Take me above your light

Carry me through the night

Hold me secure in flight

Sing me to sleep tonight

Take me above your light

Carry me through the night

Hold me secure in flight

Sing me to sleep tonight

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