Be Calm

As I walk through the streets of my new city my back feeling much better I suppose I`ve reclaimed the use of my imagination for better or for worse I`ve yet to know but I always knew you`d be the one to understand me I guess that`s why it took so long to get things right Suddenly I`m lost On my street On my block Oh why Oh why Oh why haven`t you been there for me Can`t you see I`m losing my mind this time This time I think it`s for real I can see All the tree tops turning red The beggars near bodegas grin at me I think they want something I close my eyes I tell myself to breathe and be calm Be calm I know you feel like you are breaking down I know that it gets so hard sometimes Be calm I`m scared that everyone is out to get me These days before you speak to me you pause I always see you looking out your window After all you lost your band you left your mom Now every single crack every penny that I pass says I should either leave or pick it up But with every single buck I`ve made I`m saddled with bad luck that came the moment I was baptized or when I found out one day I`m gonna die if only I could find my people or my place in life and when they came a`carolin` so loud so bright the theremin will lead us to a chorus where we`ll all rejoice and sing a song that goes Oh be calm Be calm I know you feel like you are breaking down I know that it gets so hard sometimes Be calm Take it from me I`ve been there a thousand times You hate your pulse because it thinks you`re still alive and everything`s wrong It just gets so hard sometimes Be calm I don`t remember much that night Just walking thinking fondly of you Thinking how the worst is yet to come When from that street corner came a song And I can`t remember the man the panhandler or his melody The words exchanged had far exceeded any change I`d given thee Oh be calm be calm I know you feel like you are breaking down Oh I know that it gets so hard sometimes Be calm Take it from me I`ve been there a thousand times You hate your pulse because it still thinks you`re alive and everything`s wrong It just gets so hard sometimes Be calm be calm