Keepsake
Crime And The City Solution Lyrics

I have seen the fingers of the earth reach around
I have witnessed the earth's power destroy entire cities.

Raze great cities to the ground
The earth has the ability to completely destroy man-made structures.

Seen those cities built again
Even after a city is destroyed, humanity still tries to rebuild and start anew.

They rose up into the sky
The buildings of the city grew taller and taller into the sky.

Watched them dissolve before my eyes
I have witnessed entire cities crumble and fall apart.

Watched buds bloom and burst forth
I have observed plants grow and bloom.

Fold up into the arms of the night
As night falls, the plants seem to close up and rest.

And return with first light
In the morning, the plants come alive once again with the sunlight.

I have cursed you and all your kin
I have felt angry and resentful towards someone and their entire family.

Felt the distance grow within
As my anger grew, I felt more and more distant from this person.

I have known your presence come to move me
I have felt emotions triggered by someone's presence or actions.

It caught me by surprise
The emotions I felt were unexpected and sudden.

I knew there and then that you were wise
I realized in that moment that the person was very wise.

And all this while I was haunted by your eyes
Throughout my time with this person, I felt intensely affected by their gaze.

Here is the keepsake
I have something to give you as a token of our time together.

It will keep safe
This keepsake will preserve our memories and connection.

I have cheated out of sight and sound
I have sneaked away unnoticed and unheard.

To walk again the barren ground
I have returned to a place that was once lifeless and empty.

I have scratched the same soil
I have worked hard to clear and cultivate the same land.

And put my back into the toil
I have exerted myself physically to make something out of this land.

Cut through the undergrowth and grass
I have cleared away the wild growth to make something new.

Hammered out a home, a house
I have built a home from scratch with hard work and effort.

This I keep aside for you
This home that I have built is meant for you and I.

Keep alive inside of you
I want these memories and our connection to stay alive in your heart.

I have seen the darkest storm
I have witnessed the most severe and dangerous of storms.

Rip through the tall trees
The storm was so intense that it destroyed the tall trees in its path.

And the life that lay within
The plants and animals that lived in the area were also affected by the storm.

The earth laid bare, washed clean
After the storm, the ground was left exposed and cleansed of debris.

Startled cats venture out
The storm caused the animals to feel scared and uneasy.

Shake the water from their backs
The animals tried to get the water off their fur after the storm had passed.

All is new now
After the storm, everything feels different and new.

All is new
The storm has created something fresh and new from the destruction.

And I feel here
Where I am standing right now, I can sense and feel something different.

That all is well with you
I have a sense of peace and calm knowing that the person I care about is well.

Sleep for the dreams of a hundred years
The singer is wishing for a deep peacefulness, so that they may dream peacefully with the hopes of waking anew after one hundred years.

Here is the keepsake
Once again, the artist has something to give to the other person.

It will keep safe
This new keepsake will also preserve their memories and connection.

You and I suspended between
The singer and the other person are caught between the past and the future.

With rain for the dirt
The singer is using rain as a metaphor for cleansing and refreshing the dirt.

Of a hundred years
The passage of a long period of time is being referenced here.

And you whisper to me
The other person is speaking softly and intimately to the artist.

Of sleep for the dreams of a hundred more
The other person is wishing for a deep, peaceful sleep that will allow them to dream for a hundred more years.

I have seen in you all this and more
The singer has observed the other person and has seen all of their complexities and depth.

All this and more
The other person has so much depth and the artist has witnessed only a small part of it.

Here is the keepsake
The final gift that the artist is offering the other person.

It will keep safe
The final assurance that this last keepsake will keep their memories and connection alive.