The Vigil from Copenhagen by Paris Street

Tracklist

1.	The Vigil	3:57

Lyrics

Of course I was the odd man out
The third wheel or 2,003rd
Clueless as the vigil went
Songs sung, candles burned

An apt agent for my country
A proxy for ignorance
Who moved on once the spotlight dimmed
To lighter news, to fluffy trends

Forgive me I’m a stranger here
Who senses a photo op
Something for the friends back home
Context-free, nicely cropped

A speech and then the square empties
I blend in with the crowd
The creaks and squeals from Tivoli
Follow me around . . .

. . . the road back to the hotel bar
The once-large crowd diminishes
A glass ordered of the house red
My first night in town finishes

Credits

from Copenhagen, released October 20, 2022
Written and performed by Carl Polgar.

Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Also recorded in Monrovia and Sacramento, California.

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