The Magic City
Riding down the road, bumps ahead. Dum-dum, dum-dum I smile, I've past those. I look to my left then to my right I smile again I hit a bump, I fall off Get up and try it again Take a turn, it starts to rain Tires slipping The wind starts whipping I hit a bump, I fall off Get up and try again I keep riding, pushing through the wind whispering in my ear The skies start to clear, I turn back to my house
Riding, riding under the fluffy clouds I look up at them, I don't see the bumps ahead I hit a bump, I fall off Get up and try it again I come onto my street I ride as fast as I can
Bumps in the Road The Four Doors One straight ahead One behind One to the left And one to the right
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I open the left door all the way There I see some animals out to play I step in the room But they all just run away
I open the door straight in front In there lays Oh I can't look! A barren wasteland with nothing there Except dead animals lying everywhere Really, I cannot look So I shut the door and lock it with a hook
The second shows The fourth shows what the dawn of life will happen next if we don't But I come in and make them feel strifeChange our story in Earth's text I start to wonder what these doors mean But then I realize it's you and me and everyone Even the tiniest, smallest bean
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I open the door behind me cautiously I open the right door just a crack And inside I see a bunch of me's And there I see a place so I am frightened outbright of my mind when they turn and me It blinds stare And I shut the door with Like I'm some a smack giant grizzly bear I shut the door real quick I'm really starting to feel sick All these doors are so different I feel like I have vertigo Then I realize I still have one more Oh no! This leads up to the third door How humans invade and start to make life poor
These doors represent the earth you see It shows what the Earth has been and what it might come to be
The first one shows the dawn of Earth The sun as bright as A fire in a hearth
The magic city In the magic city, there aren’t streets glittering with
gold, Oh no.
There aren’t buildings of silver on every corner, Oh
no.
Some homes here don’t even have jobs But it’s still magic
It’s not the money that makes it magic It’s not the fame It’s the riches inside
Happiness, family, warmth This is the magic city
They might not have a castle of emerald Or a garden of diamonds But they have hearts of a warm fire
Not the one that burns menacingly through houses and devours people alive This is the one that burns in the fireplace, on a cold winter’s night This is the one that you sit around and reflect on your life with the ones you call friends This is the one that shows you what you have
Your family, friends, possessions There are some people who have no toys No racecars, no planes, no LEGOs No dolls or stuffed animals
But the thing these people have is sight
We are all blind We think that we have the magic city With our fancy toys, electronics, and food to eat
But the thing is, We don’t To think that we do because we have these things It’s just wrong
The magic city is something that we might see only once a week for some people But these people see it everyday It’s a privilege to see it
I’m not saying these people have it good I’m not saying you have to have nothing to see everything But what the magic city really is
Your loved ones The people that make your heart burn bright Then, when your heart burns as bright as these people You might get a glimpse of
The magic city
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