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Manhattan Sleeps

from Manhattan Sleeps by Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff

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lyrics

©1998 Jeff Bohnhoff

On a dirty street corner beneath a steel gray sky,
Old Enid plays his blues as the crowds just rush on by.
Just a crazy old man – dented sax and tangled hair.
Wailing out his benedictions.

Crumbling old brick building, Mary drinks her tea.
A well-worn Bible and a blanket on her knees.
She hears the gunfire from the alley down below.
While sirens sing of Armageddon.

Manhattan sleeps tonight
Under a blanket of new fallen snow.
Quiet as the light from towers pierce the fog
Softly glows.
I can feel the ghosts haunting the streets far below -
Waiting.

A full moon rises pulling people like the tide.
As the snow keeps falling on an ocean deep and wide.
Each fragile crystal melts into the sea,
In a moment of transition.

A frozen blanket, bathed in silver light.
The streets lie muted in the alchemy of night.
But when the spring comes, who knows what will have grown,
In the cracks between the stones.

Manhattan sleeps tonight
Under a blanket of new fallen snow.
Quiet as the light from towers pierce the fog
Softly glows.
I can feel the ghosts haunting the streets far below -
Waiting.

Old Enid dreams, in the warmth of vented steam
Of better days to come.
Mary’s fears seem to ring in her ears,
As she stares out the window at a million frozen falling stars.

Manhattan sleeps tonight
Under a blanket of new fallen snow.
Quiet as the light from towers pierce the fog
Softly glows.
I can feel the ghosts haunting the streets far below -
Waiting.

credits

from Manhattan Sleeps, released July 1, 2002
Maya Bohnhoff - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Jeff Bohnhoff - Acoustic and Electric Gutar, Keyboards
Rich Stanmyre - Bass
Phil Jackson - Drums

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Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff San Jose, California

Jeff and Maya have an identity crisis. Their music is sometimes uproariously funny parody (like their spot-on "Bohemian Rhapsody" parody "Midichlorian Rhapsody", or hauntingly beautiful, like "Road to Jerusalem" or "Manhattan Sleeps". One way or another, their music will create strong emotions. Jeff and Maya have been creating music together since 1979, and plan to continue for some time to come. ... more

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