Hintonburg

[Intro: Bender]
Wolf [?] wolf [?]

[Verse 1: Bender]
Well I been living off my fat all winter long in hibernation
While the snowdrifts block the doors of pharmacies and fire stations
The old man upstairs lets off the scent of fresh decay
So by the time the dogshit thaws there's nothing left for death to take
But maybe that’s just the Hank Chinaski in me talking, walking
City crossed with nothing but your frostbit knuckles in these parkas
Carting cards that shuffle sinful, dizzy rhythm on the corners
Watch us tick like nervous faces on a wrist, lock your doors
The Rocky Horror trannies congregate in Sodom, shit is filthy
Neo-Gomorrah watches on while hellfire licks its sister city
Draw a masterpiece in chalk with the last of the latter-day saints
While the facts of these matters stay lost as I'm trapped between ladders and snakes
Poison apple Tree of Knowledge, rooted deeply in the sewage
Trashy diva fashionistas seem to hitch their trailers to it
Light pollution killed the stars, the universe is all but faded
But, from above, our surface glows with earthly constellations
And this fire walks with me, since they knocked down those twin peaks
I'm chin-deep in unaccounted sheep, tryna get sleep
And shit’s creek surges six feet above the levees
Flooded every inch around us till this town is fucking empty
And it's all relative, but this one's thicker than blood
Stick-in-the-mud sole survivor cold and tired, sifting through sludge
Lift up the rug, and sweep this mess right underneath, just forget it
Seems my city's bought the farm so tell the vultures come and get it (come and get it)

[Chorus: Bender]
I watch the world while it slowly revolves
From the warm sanctuary of my hole in the wall (hole in the wall)
It's a cold January when it slows to a crawl
Like the traffic on the road above the snow and the salt (snow and the salt)
I watch the world while it slowly revolves
From the warm sanctuary of my hole in the wall (hole in the wall)
It's a cold January when it slows to a crawl
Like the traffic on the road above the snow and the salt (snow and the salt)

[Verse 2: Bender]
Another day in Hintonburg and I'm feeling sick to my stomach
Getting shit on in my district by the birds living above it
Shoot a smile to a neighbor, catch a black eye for your troubles
Nothing really, violent behavior's just a pastime where we huddle
And my family’s been reaching out, but it’s so loud when they call
Can't take that ringing in my ears, I’ll rip the phone out of the wall
Hear the wolves outside my door huffing and puffing as they salivate
Circle 'round their victims in a balaclava masquerade
Last one nearly dashed away, caught him by his bootlace
Slashed his brakes and sunk him to the bottom of the food chain
So I'm cautious every Tuesday, when the Colonel costs a toonie
Catch the feeding frenzy on my block but watch out for the booby traps
No mountain tips surround me, they're a million miles away
And now this valley’s sunk too deep to see the silver lining traced around the clouds
Tell 'em bury me, above the tallest high-rise
My mind's eye's still shrouded from what lies beyond the skyline
And this night's the last one that I'm ever gonna sleep
I feel I branched out too far and I been severed from the tree
And this night's the last one that I'll ever rest my head
You see the Sandman's asleep and so this dream's been left for dead (been left for dead)

[Chorus: Bender]
I watch the world while it slowly revolves
From the warm sanctuary of my hole in the wall (hole in the wall)
It's a cold January when it slows to a crawl
Like the traffic on the road above the snow and the salt (snow and the salt)
I watch the world while it slowly revolves
From the warm sanctuary of my hole in the wall (hole in the wall)
It's a cold January when it slows to a crawl
Like the traffic on the road above the snow and the salt (snow and the salt)