Lyrics
Just the chipped salt cellar from Babcia's kitchen shelf.
The air on Bury New Road smells of diesel and damp felt.
You trace the cornice of the old Co-op bank with your eyes.
A little ritual for these grey-bellied northern skies.
[Chorus]
And we're throwing the salt for the seven-minute tram,
A little Strangeways charm in the palm of your hand.
Yeah, we're throwing the salt for the seven-minute tram,
Just another blueprint for a half-baked plan.
[Verse 2]
Just the scaffolding keeping the Victoria Baths upright.
You whispered, "Don't look back, David, not in this light."
Your coat gives off the scent of rain and last Tuesday's bonfire night.
A tiny, hopeful treason under the sodium streetlight.
[Chorus]
And we're throwing the salt for the seven-minute tram,
A little Strangeways charm in the palm of your hand.
Yeah, we're throwing the salt for the seven-minute tram,
Just another blueprint for a half-baked plan.
[Bridge]
And for a second, the whole city holds its breath...
Isherwood is waiting, a monument to what's left.
[Outro]
The white grains dissolve on the wet paving stone.
We're not going home, but we're not quite alone.
About David Bowery
David Bowery was born David Kowalczyk in a Polish-speaking household in North Manchester. At 22, he spent his life savings on a vintage saxophone and a cobalt blue suit, an act of artistic defiance that led to a five-year silence from his factory-worker father. He adopted the name 'Bowery' and began writing theatrical, sax-heavy art-rock in his small flat in a converted mill, where he lives with…
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