Build me like the city streets
Strap my bones to solemn steel
And give me an expression without inability
Prop me up like the towering buildings
And bend my back to the labors of industry
So that I might just understand
What it means to hear the steel heart beat
Let these words go out from here and heal
Let these voices reach and touch the meek
Let the rhythm within my soul preserve
And the minds amongst us finally meet
So that we could savor a moments peace
So that we could pad the snow laden ground
And meet where the steel heart slowly beats
For we are the blood within which seeps
As we rise to the surface quietly
Teeming with life and full of desire
To actively ponder and passionately seek
To understand the truth within
For we are a vessel most unique
To reach the travelers of time
And to mold such minds as they do sleep
For anytime such blood cells meet
The steel heart surely can be heard
In unison with every beat
Be it underneath these city streets
Let such an expression be heard by more than me
Written for my friends in the city Pittsburgh