Friday 26 September 2008

"the view from your balcony"



Let us forget any sadness
Together tonight
Pour me some wine
Turn off the light

And look at the view from your balcony
London through your eyes
No one but you to keep me company
Twenty floors up a high-rise

In a romance of the old school
If you lived in this tower block
You'd be a victim of the system
A subject for punk rock

But look at the view from your balcony
The sunset is searing the sky
And how proudly you are pointing out to me
London through your eyes

How like a prince in a castle
Viewing dominions below
Telling me now in a whisper
Something I needed to know

And look at the view from your balcony
London through your eyes
No one but you to keep me company
Twenty floors up a high-rise

(photo taken with my beloved old family friend - the bessamatic voigtlander - on the steps of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. these lyrics came to mind as i raised beautiful bessie to my lucky eye.

by the way, title links to the tune, if you're curious.)

2 comments:

suttonhoo said...

she's lovely, bobcat -- hope we get to see more from bessie.

really enjoying the tales from your trip.

bobcat rock said...

thank you kindly, Lady 'Hoo. I'm learning from a pro. ;)

So glad you're enjoying bessie's latest offerings. i've got 4 more colour rolls to shoot (from a duty-free bundle), so there'll be more, trust me.