In my dreams the streets of Portland are significantly higher
Swooping over forest bluffs to freeway fly suspended
Ten lanes or more hang down by grace of invisible wires
We see below the island towers where all the routes have ended
Chorus
I’ve been here before
I’m afraid of the steeply dropping slope
I’ve seen this before
But this is not the Portland that I know
In my dreams the streets of Portland crisscross—overlap the blue
We only have to jump to float down to the boats below
Clasping hands, I’ll leave the leaping moment up to you
Now on the deck, far from the shore, we’ve got no place to go!
Chorus
In my dreams the streets of Portland are a plastic ribbon bow
Sweeping down to loop-de-loop the bright electric night
I’ll take the exit to the bridge, my signal blinking slow
I missed the sign—the clover leaves us spiraled out of sight!
Chorus
credits
from Paraprosdokian!,
released December 17, 2013
Elliot Knapp - Gibson ES-335 and Firebird, Fender Bass VI, Fender Rhodes, vocal.
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