1. |
Lights Out
02:24
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it looks like
the power is gone
somebody tell me
what's going on
Is it just our office?
I hear the same across the street
Look out the window
there are no lights to see
Lights out
Everybody stay calm
Lights out
Everywhere
We need to leave
please use the stairs
and everybody meet
in the mid-day air
We're going to be okay
no need to worry
but just in case
maybe we should hurry
Lights out
Everybody stay calm
Lights out
Follow me
Lights out
We'll find out what has gone wrong
Lights out
Everywhere
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2. |
Confusion
02:53
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I want answers
Who is responsible?
I can't believe this happened
How is it possible?
Find a working phone
and report back to me
I have to know
just what is happening
Confusion
Confusion
Confusion
We have to find out
if everybody's alright
We need to plan on
where we're staying tonight
Are we accounted for?
Is anybody not here?
Confusion
Confusion
We have to find out
if everybody's alright
We need to plan on
where we're staying tonight
If you stick together
you will feel safe
So find a buddy
and good luck today
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3. |
First Wave
01:20
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"There's the first wave of people"
"They're trying to get home"
Careful crossing
there are no traffic lights
Cars and people
attempting to get by
On that bus
they look like captives
they're smashed inside
like a jar of olives
Something tells me
I should have left before
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4. |
Left Behind
02:49
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Everybody headed for Brooklyn
Follow the group that's leaving now
What about me?
Who's going to Jersey?
What about me?
Where is the ferry?
Everybody left behind
Stay or go, make up your mind
Somebody has a car
but you need power
to get where it's parked
I'm willing to bet
that the power will return
within a few hours
so let's just turn
down 8th Avenue and get a drink
before someone else takes our seat
it seems everybody else has the same idea
there's no way we'll get to sit in here
but look, we can get a treat
one strawberry Italian ice for me
We are starting to separate
it's past 8:00 it's getting too late
You start the walk across the bridge
and you shuffle off to find your friend
I guess it's just you and me
let's find a way to New Jersey
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5. |
Making Our Way
02:35
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How about the ferry can we try that?
We need to find out where it lands
I hear it's at the end of 34th Street
It would be a miracle if we succeed
This is not a line
it's much more like a swarming mob
maybe we can try the other dock
At least there's a line
but it extends for quite a while
six people wide and over a mile
Only fifty people fit in a boat
that's far too few to make me want to go
a thousand can get on the river cruise
but even then the line hardly moves
Power is being restored
but nowhere near here
and the darkness draws near
A helicopter ride is two hundred bucks
but it's the best option open to us
It's not worth that much, yet
besides we don't have that much between us
let's go sit on the steps
maybe there's room at the post office
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6. |
Watching Shadows
01:22
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Watching shadows
Watching shadows
On the wall of the post office
Watching shadows
I'm watching shadows
They are so hypnotic
People silhouetted by the flashing lights
Most seem to have found a bed for tonight
I would rather not sleep on the steps
Let's find out if the Port Authority's open yet
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7. |
New Dark City
04:08
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The city is getting darker
it's so surreal to see it unlit
now I'm beginning to wonder
if I can sleep on these concrete steps
Funny how my only fear is
whether I'll get a crick in my back
I feel no need to consider
a threatening criminal attack
Everybody helps each other
it's great to see a community
where everybody comes together
to get through trouble like a family
'This is the best place to be in an emergency'
Surrealism turns to discomfort
As I look down a darkened street
I never thought I'd see Times Square
...or not see it, as the case may be
It's been five hours now
and the buses are still packed
I'm beginning to believe I won't get home
until all the power is back
The bus terminal is still closed off
Thousands stand outside the doors
I stand astounded then I find
around the back there are even more
We seem to have found a single bus
that can help us get back home
amazingly it's almost empty
so we have some time to rest our bones
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8. |
Lincoln Tunnel
01:29
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9. |
Light At The End
02:58
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There's not much light
at the end of the tunnel
But it is welcomed anyway
We'll take what we can
after our struggle
the few street lamps are like the light of day
We're okay
We're heading home
We're okay
Heading down Route 9
in South Jersey
To the childhood
home of my friend
I still can't believe
that we are so lucky
We could have been stuck
going to the Meadowlands
We'll still have
a mile and a half
once we set foot on land
we'll get some food
on the way
it's not much but it is a plan
There's not much light
at the end of the tunnel
But it is welcomed anyway
We'll take what we can
after our struggle
the few street lamps are like the light of day
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