Manhattan Speaks (feat. Rachel Gavaletz)

from Wallpaper by Blake Pfeil

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Would you speak to me Manhattan?
When nothing else seems to happen
'Cause my mind just keeps on turnin'
And the lights just keep on burnin'
Yeah they're burnin'
Oh, they're burnin'

Pull me up, shake me out, drop me back down on my feet
Holdin' me, coaxin' me, pullin' me outta the back seat
See, I got this need for inspiration
Tangled in sweet desperation,
And I know you're holding out

So speak to me Manhattan
So something is bound to happen
'Cause the room just won't stop turnin'
And the time just keeps on burnin'
It is burnin'
Yeah it's burnin'

Markin' time, blow my mind, I just can't get up on my feet
Takin' sides, tryin' to hide, mister I don't like it in the back seat
You pull me in and open up
Then push me down on my own luck
Oh, mister mister, won't you please, please be nice?

And speak to me Manhattan
So something is bound to happen
'Cause the room just won't stop turnin'
And the time just won't stop burnin'
It is burnin'
Yeah it's burnin'

But you won't make a ghost of me
I won't buy into this conspiracy
You're just a conman stealing my dreams
And I'm just biding my time it seems

So speak to Manhattan
'Cause I'm just waiting for something to happen
'Cause the world just won't stop turnin'
And my heart just keeps on burnin'
It is burnin'
And I'm burnin' for you
Yeah I'm burnin' for you
Yeah I'm burnin' for you

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from Wallpaper, released November 11, 2014
featuring Rachel Gavaletz

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Blake Pfeil is a singer/songwriter and actor based in NYC.

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