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The Radical Mayor of Moscow

from Wildernessed (album) by Patrick Burke

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The Radical Mayor of Moscow
(Music and *Lyrics, Patrick Burke)

The radical mayor of Moscow
Looks into the sky
And thinks about the size of the universe
There are planets all around
That never will be found
Never will have names, as if that mattered

They are not lost

The radical mayor of Moscow
Looks into the street
And thinks about the size of the earth
There are people all around
That never will be found
Never get their chance to save us all

They rattle in and out of life
Like heat within a flame
Some will leave a name,
The rest will disappear
Some are lost

Dynamite and socialites
Will never blow me away
As long as I can stay
Within these walls we have
These walls we have

Whatever you believe, whoever you receive
Truth is an opinion and the facts a mystery
Like the texture of the air we breathe
And suck between our teeth
Nothingness has something you can feel

We are the legends of our own illustrations
The last link in a chain attached to nothing
Holding onto water
As it rushes through our hands
I'll meet you in the stands before they crumble

We are not lost.

*I bent my eyes upon the summer land,
*And all the painted fields were ripe for me,
*And every flower nodded to my hand;
*But Sorrow came and led me back to thee.

(* indicates lyrics excerpt from a poem by Lord Alfred (Bosie) Douglas)

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from Wildernessed (album), released June 16, 2017

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Patrick Burke Portland, Oregon

"When I first listened to this CD, I felt like I was experiencing some kind of magic — the music and lyrics reach the listener with ease and echo in your head afterward, leaving you wondering about the inspiration."

Jennifer Priest Mitchell, The Times
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