Being Seen, Being Heard

The cacophony out my window At a quarter to 3 weekday And 9pm on Saturday Only varies in the callback Bottles and banter Percussion for the street drinker And the silent fill And indignant humiliation of the deep thinker Or so they thought (Chorus) You’re still being seen being heard It’s in the teeth of those in the high rise On the fingers of folks at the curtain You can only be certain Your demise At first light Is a sight for sore eyes The pleasantries in the jeers Slurred and still sincere Only hope now is for a favor That didn’t come when it was acceptable And any handout now is colored regrettable And I bear witness to the post transaction The after hours Contraband playing the hits Can only hope for action As my TV is drowned out by melodrama And irony imitates art. (Chorus) You’re still being seen being heard It’s in the teeth of those in the high rise On the fingers of folks at the curtain You can only be certain Your demise At first light Is a sight for sore eyes And I bear witness to the post transaction The after hours Contraband playing the hits Can only hope for action As my TV is drowned out by melodrama And irony imitates art. (Chorus) You’re still being seen being heard It’s in the teeth of those in the high rise On the fingers of folks at the curtain You can only be certain Your demise At first light Is a sight for sore eyes (Chorus) You’re still being seen being heard It’s in the teeth of those in the high rise You’re still Being seen being heard In the half light of the high rise In the teeth In the half light Being seen being heard You’re still being beat and being hurt In the full view of the high rise babe You’re still being beat And being hurt In the full view of the high rise babe You’re being seen being heard (Chorus) And she says I’m still being beat and being hurt In the full view of the high rise Can’t escape the teeth of the high rise And being hurt In the full view of the high rise babe But You’re being seen and being heard (Chorus) You’re still being seen being heard In the full view of the high rise babe You’re still being seen being heard From the hungry jaws of the high rise (End Song) (Fade out end of song)