Carnival of the Animals

[Verse 1]
I walk a street near my own
Two blocks away to the south
A girl with pink hair walks her labrador
A younger man watches her mouth
I listen to Yo-Yo Ma
Which alters what I see
In the carnival
The swan swims across the strings

[Verse 2]
Now they are three yards away
She wraps the leash 'round her wrist
I wonder if they will smile at me
No, they do not seem to notice
There is a new house ahead
A carpenter in the frame
He offers me a grin
I lift my hand and wave

[Verse 3]
I breathe a what-if into my lungs
A dream of this being the end
My last day, last passing strangеrs
And I find it all makes sense
All thе flowering weeds
Rise to greet me
Forgiving what they have seen
My former apathy

[Bridge]
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[Verse 4]
I am a bird on her way home
Somewhere beyond your reach
I am no longer unconscious
And I miss you already