Silence in Brooklyn

The waters rose. That's just how it goes
There was nothing to do
Though we were pretty sure we were warned not so long ago
But no one scrammed, they just found dry land
And watched it all on the YouTube
There were so many filmmakers floating around the slope

Everybody learned how to fish
Acted like they were on a mission to keep Brooklyn alive
Even though all that they knew was gone
Sure some fled to the Jersey side
Gave their homes to the rising tide
But most stayed inside
Silence in Brooklyn

We were all in a stew
Didn't know what to do
Whatever anyone said it seemed like it was too late
But some knew how to jibe
Raise sails and read tides
And they were giving free lessons out on Gowanus Lake

Reputations were on the line
Politicians came out to whine
But they said something about something about something else
Tourist boats came in every day
Docked their yachts down at JFK
And then went their way
Silence in Brooklyn

How do you know not to go when the going's good?
How can you stay when the waves have erased every trace of your neighborhood?

Everything was turned upside down
Hipster cowboys were paddling 'round
Singing "Yo-de-lo-de-lay-hee, yo-de-lo-de-lay-hee, yo-de-lo-de-loo"
And before things could disappear
BHS bought some scuba gear
We're staying here
Silence in Brooklyn

The waters rose. That's just how it goes
There was nothing to do
And now we're pretty sure that this new town is all our own
They thought we'd fall. Thought we'd drop the ball after all we'd been through
But as it turns out there's no other place that we feel at home

Everyone said we're doing fine
"Gonna party like it's 1999"
But I was there in '99 and the parties weren't that good
There's a BBQ after dark
All your friends up at Sunset Park
There'll never be silence in Brooklyn