Pictures of a City
King Crimson * Track #2 On In the Wake of Poseidon
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Pictures of a City by King Crimson
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King CrimsonProduced by
Robert Fripp & Peter SinfieldWrited by
Robert Fripp & Peter SinfieldAbout
“Pictures of a City” conjures various images of a impoverished city through its lyrics, inspired by the view of New York traffic during King Crimson’s first US tour.
Peter Sinfield offered his own explanation of the lyrics in a 1971 newsletter:
‘Pictures of a City’ began in NY, but could be any ci...
Pictures of a City Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro: 00:00-01:06]
[Verse 1]
Concrete cold face cased in steel
Stark sharp glass-eyed, crack and peel
Bright light scream beam, brake and squeal
Red white green white neon wheel
[Instrumental Break: 01:34-02:24]
[Verse 2]
Dream flesh love chase perfumed skin
Greased hand teeth hide tinseled sin
Spice ice dance chance, sickly grin
Pasteboard time slot, sweat and spit
[Instrumental Break: "42nd at Treadmill" 02:53-06:56]
[Verse 3]
Blind stick blind drunk, cannot see
Mouth dry tongue tied, cannot speak
Concrete dream flesh, broken shell
Lost soul, lost trace, lost in hell
[Instrumental Outro]
Pictures of a City Q&A
Who wrote Pictures of a City's ?
Pictures of a City was written by Robert Fripp & Peter Sinfield.
Who produced Pictures of a City's ?
Pictures of a City was produced by Robert Fripp & Peter Sinfield.
When did King Crimson release Pictures of a City?
King Crimson released Pictures of a City on Fri May 15 1970.