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Twilight sharpened as I put my hood up and walked into town All the streets were empty, like my stomach, So I had to see what I could scrounge Just like.... Every town before. 'Knock Knock' at every door, no answer I snuck up to their windows for a peak Inside each house I saw silhouettes against the blue lights of their television screens And so I clibmed the hill where power stations overlooked the town I found the generators, threw the switch, and shut the whole thing down I turned to see hundreds of flickering blue lights die in the night The darkness that followed was broken by a single candle light So I descended into town The candle light was multiplying now, and the silent streets were filling up with townspeople, laughing. I asked a smiling woman if she had something we could eat She thanked me for the great idea, and dashed to her home down the street She soon returned, her arms full with a bounty of bread wine and cheese Her neighbor winked and organzied a group, to bring tables and seats And so we all sat down, and I raised a glass of wine And declared a toast, to meeting these old friends for the first time And someone played guitar And kids banged pots and pans And we all sang old songs Letras de canciones(The kind that no one can forget) And then we all took turns Telling our best tales (The kind that start out true, but end up taller than 10 whales) That's when someone spoke up, and said "This here gathering Is a neighborhood, the kind I always hoped this town would be!" Right then the power came back on. And then the man next to me checked his watch And said "Thank god, my shows are on!" And so they blew their candles out And hurried back to be inside each house Where glowing blue lights had come back to reclaim the night. The smoke hung in the air, but everyone had gone That was the best I'd get from this town, so I ventured on Now with my belly full, I walked the empty streets Between the rows of houses who's blue lights lit up my feet But much to my surprise, one house stood alone It was completely dark Save one candle in the window I stopped and then I smiled, but I had no time to rest, I knew that pretty soon, I'd be hungry again. From Letras Mania