Lyrics

The interior of a tectonic plate,
Mineral, Virginia’s only claim to fame
Damaged turrets, uninsured corner spires,
or twenty minutes to talk to you outside

With an ordinary kind of grace
The building started to sway
Lights suggest we evacuate
Or just an excuse, to come find you

Great apes wouldn’t eat, flamingoes flocked
Citizens stared at skylines wondering could they drop
Avoid elevators even if they operate
Have lunch outside with you and postulate

There’d be cracks in our greatest monument
Three years of damage only scaffolding could fix
I clumsily threw in brick after brick
To a foundation Valdivia couldn’t lift