Red Brick

[Verse 1] You red brick, you red brick You fading lamplight blue You wide and dream street visions Your visions, they ring true You poet sleeping walker You raincoat shining beat You blackened hand, you blackened hand You solemn and sore feet [Verse 2] You tongued and still and raving You deep and woollen mist Your hand blackened, your hand blackened Your tongue lick at your wrist You brick red, you brick red [?] You silver hair, you running bare Towards the rising sun [Verse 3] You fire escape, you fire escape You bread bag throwing shoe You artist indeterminate You're enchanted, dirty, rude You escape fire, you escape fire You turn it into beads You weave them in your swansong Your tangle and your tease [Verse 4] You boy scout, you boy scout Your thistle and your thorn You dance upon the boardwalk You juvenile forlorn You scout boy, you scout boy You street dog seller rough You're hot cats in the corners You're forgotten shepherd fluff [Verse 5] You red brick, you red brick Your colours growing true You're incredible [?] You're sticky, sorry food You brick red, you brick red You sudden angel wind You force the city wild one You know the names of things [Outro] And I'd do it again And I'd do it again Boy scout Scout boy Boy scout Scout boy Boy scout Scout boy Boy scout Scout boy