Brian J. N. Davis ✈︎ A Metropolitan Guide

Simulation Avenue

The violins don’t play much anymore down here
on Simulation Avenue, that we all loved when it was new
but they haven’t been around or even passed through
but you can bet we’ll check tomorrow and the next day too
in case they do

Bring all your comrades in tow
and anyone else who knows
and maybe the fading sound of the gathering, distant crowd
will bring ’em back around

The nights get pretty quiet anymore down here
on Simulation Avenue, that we all loved when it was new
now it’s just bars and churches and some cafes too
but we’ll be born again tomorrow and the next day too
on a different avenue

Bring all your comrades in tow
and anyone else who knows
and maybe the raucous sound of the saved and drunken crowd
will bring ’em back around

They went and set up shop in a cozy little spot
on the outskirts of town
on Simulation Avenue always one or two’s gonna’ make it through
so when they say they’re never coming back
and it’s all about what this place lacks
that’s more opinion than some ironclad fact

Bring all your comrades in tow
and anyone else who knows
and maybe the fading sound of the roar of the distant crowd
will bring ’em back around