Emerald Street by Alexisonfire
Emerald Street by Alexisonfire

Emerald Street

Alexisonfire * Track #8 On Old Crows / Young Cardinals

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Emerald Street by Alexisonfire

Release Date
Tue Jun 23 2009
Performed by
Alexisonfire
Produced by
Julius Butty
Writed by
George Pettit & Dallas Green & Wade Macneil & Christopher Steele & Jordan Hastings
About

“Emerald Street is the 8th track off Alexisonfire’s 2009 album "Old Crows/Young Cardinals”. The song’s title and lyrics make reference to the city of Hamilton, Ontario, a city known for its harsh living conditions. The CBC reported that as of 2012, one in five Hamilton residents live in poverty. Ham...

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Emerald Street Lyrics

Pregnant teens on the Barton Street bus
Homeless people living off crust
And there's a beat-up town car - it's starting to rust
Hard soles are kicking up dust
Half a million people living in the corpse of the brown brick 50's
To the north, all the small town outcasts are now the big city bourgeoisie

All the boys in the halfway houses
Wave to the girls of Emerald Street

Our calloused fingers, blood red on the brick - but we hold on
We'll never falter, though they want us to slip - we hold on

The desperate, downtown stealing bikes
Drunks in the village are picking fights

So, police line the streets to read them their rights
No controlling hot summer nights
The sun goes down on the edge of town, at the end of everyday
We sit and watch the stack, on fire, to the east across the bay

All the boys in the halfway houses
Wave to the girls of Emerald Street

Our calloused fingers, blood red on the brick - but we hold on
We'll never falter, though they want us to slip - we hold on

There's something in the church belfry
At the corner of Victoria and King
And it screams out into the night
It sings this city's plight

All the boys in the halfway houses
Wave to the girl on Emerald Street

Our calloused fingers, blood red on the brick - but we hold on
We'll never falter, though they want us to slip - we hold on
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Emerald Street Q&A

Who wrote Emerald Street's ?

Emerald Street was written by George Pettit & Dallas Green & Wade Macneil & Christopher Steele & Jordan Hastings.

Who produced Emerald Street's ?

Emerald Street was produced by Julius Butty.

When did Alexisonfire release Emerald Street?

Alexisonfire released Emerald Street on Tue Jun 23 2009.

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