My City - Better Oblivion Community Center, Phoebe Bridgers, Conor Oberst

Looking out on the river bend

Looking out on the thing that isn’t

Looking out on the freeway’s push and pull

Looking out for the current

Little spells of forgetfulness

Little sounds that are shrill and urgent

Little insects that sting as they come and go

Little moments of purpose

I loved you

I wore you out

I missed you

Where are you now?

This town is a monolith

This town is a crowded movie

This town is a depot, I come and go

This town is my city

I hate you

I tore you down

I miss you

Where are you now?

Looking bad like those Vegas odds

Wear a smile like it’s camouflage

Today was a smoking sky

Today was a civic menace

Today I went walking while things explode

Some sad independence

I want to be just as loud

All this freedom just freaks me out

Risk it all on the game of chance

Chasing love like an ambulance