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The 13th Floor

from Looking For A Reason by Ridge

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The Thirteenth Floor

Sitting high on the rooftop
Looking over my city
Rising more than 100 storeys high
Breathe the air - So fresh
Everything far - Nothing near
Except the clouds I pluck from the sky

High above the streets
Where the chaos reigns supreme
People gather in their daily toil
Scuttling round - Like ants
Try to please their Queen, but can’t
Can’t Deliver - She remains their constant foil

Many floors below
People come and go
Living - Working
All their days

But on the thirteenth floor
There’s something they don’t know
Strange things behind the doors
On the thirteenth floor

Staring down from my rooftop
All I feel is pity
For the people down there, unaware
Feeling safe in their swarms
Stronger together, they belong
They’re acting like they really care

But, far down below
Where the normal people go
They can’t see me way up here
But on the thirteenth floor
There’s something strange I know
Waiting behind the doors
On the thirteenth floor
On the thirteenth floor



From my view up here
I see people live in fear
Fear of the unknown in their minds
But on the thirteenth floor
They don’t want to know
What lies behind the doors
On the thirteenth floor
On the thirteenth floor


I take another breath
Close my eyes and drift
Aware that I’m perched near the edge
Floating in my silent dream
Edging further to a scream
My eyes flash open
Just in time

Sitting high on the rooftop
I look over my city
It rises more than 100 storeys
I breathe the air
It smells and tastes uniquely fresh
Everything is so far
Nothing is near
I reach out
And pluck some clouds from the sky

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from Looking For A Reason, released April 26, 2021

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Raymie Wilson Glasgow, UK

Singer/Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Raymie’s music lies in various genres. Classic Rock, Country, Americana and others. He likes a lyric with a good story to it. Some factual, others pure fantasy. He is a keen advocate of the DIY ethos. Everything; writing, performing, recording, producing and artwork. Even burning and printing CDs. With other projects in the pipeline. Watch this space ... more

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