Vagrants of Venice

Book born vagrants fishing
Endless, aimless in the
Flooded palace where the
King of Venice used to lie

Lonely woman plants a
Rooftop garden from the
Soil that's blown in and the
Seeds that washed up on the tides

Two young orphans (two young orphans) burning
Ancient paintings (ancient paintings) and
Victorian tables (Victorian tables) just to
Keep from freezing in the night (keep from freezing in the night)

They were born here knowing
Nothing other than the
Tales of mad men swearing
Men before them used to fly

All very peaceful now
They have forgotten how
Greed used to drive us to fight
And to climb

Wild people
Nearly feral
Living on what they can find
Just the fish and the fisherman
Mankind, and time

Fearful vagrants fashion
Tools to save them from the
Greed-born slavers that come
Swift on dark sails in the night

Sometimes tyrants passing
Hungry silence are there
No more orphans in their
Flooded world stripped bone dry

Perched like monkeys (perched like monkeys) in the
Triple canopy (triple canopy) of a
Crumbling jungle (crumbling jungle) watching
Remnants of another world (remnants of another world) sail by

All very quiet now (all very quiet)
They have forgotten how (forgotten)
Music gets to live here
To dance in the minds

Wild people
Nearly feral
Living on what they can find
Just the fish and the fisherman
Mankind, and time



Credits
Writer(s): David Crosby, Michael Kelly Rea League, Michelle Mary Willis, Becca Stevens
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