Talking Is Dead

Download 60_Seconds_on_59th.mp3 This song was a bit strange from the moment the music and lyrics came together. I normally write lyrics before music and the lyrics for this one are really depressing. The music, however, is rather upbeat. Don't remember if there was motivation for this intentionally or not. The song starts with a brief notice of a man committing suicide by hanging off the 59th Street Bridge (not feeling groovy). The remainder of the song talks about the minute which follows from the people who witness the event and how they deal with what they have witnessed.60 seconds on 59thHector tests his slip knot on crossbeam 17on the darker side of the 59th Street BridgeEsmerelda Jones heads home in her ’83 CorrollaOblivious to the crosshairs on her hoodFunky Phil assumed a groovy staggered lamppost slalomand spied a shadow perched akimbo on the iron tightropeSlipping on the cobblestones a headlight bore down on himBa