This Empty Northern Hemisphere

Smoke, it flies from whiskey mouths
Vagabonds walk this suitcase town
Summer left us beckoning
The cottonwoods were all worn out

Night comes fixin' on the day
And the universe reigned again
While the wheels roll to find a flickering light

While you were sleepin', I was turnin' the dials
And I walled up your kingdom with radio wires
And the bells of the choir came in low and rumbling
Oh, you should've heard them

Livin' here in this city on fire
Well, I've been fine
Yeah, just dancing drunk above the street
Me, the ghost of Caroline

And that was me, ya know, callin' up above
From the steeples in the churchyard
Watch the wheels roll to find another place home

Oh, while you were sleepin', you bet that I might
Walk this empty Northern Hemisphere wide
And the kingdom, it came, well, it all fell down
It all fell to dust

Watch it all flying 'round us
Watch it all flyin' around us

Oh, while you were sleepin', I was the turnin' the dials
And I walk this empty Northern Hemisphere wide