Hello Seattle

Album: Ocean Eyes (2009)
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  • Hello Seattle, I am a mountaineer
    In the hills and highlands
    I fall asleep in hospital parking lots
    And awake in your house

    Hello Seattle, I am a manta ray
    Deep beneath the blue waves
    I'll crawl the sandy bottom of Puget Sound
    And construct a summer home

    Hello Seattle, I am the crescent moon
    Shining down on your face
    I will disguise myself as a sleeping pill
    And descend inside of you

    Hello Seattle, I am a cold seahorse
    Feeling warm in your sand
    I sing about the tide and the ocean surf
    Rolling in the evening breeze

    Hello Seattle, I am an albatross
    On the docks and your boats
    I sail above your inlets and interstates
    Through the rain and open wind

    Hello Seattle, I am an old lighthouse
    Throwing beams of bright lights
    Red in the morning, blue in the evening sun
    Taking heed for everyone

    Hello Seattle, I am a mountaineer
    In the hills and highlands
    I fall asleep in hospital parking lots

    Take me above your light
    Carry me through the night
    Hold me secure in flight
    Sing me to sleep tonight

    Take me above your light (Hello Seattle, I am)
    Carry me though the night (a mountaineer, in the hills)
    Hold me secure in flight (And highlands, I fall asleep in hospital)
    Sing me to sleep tonight (Parking lots, and awake in your house) Writer/s: ADAM R. YOUNG
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

  • Richard From Sw Cali from Sw CaliSeattle is one of my adopted cities to visit often... Hello Seattle is one of our anthems.
  • Star from North Carolinai personally love this song, ive never been to seattle so i dont know if its correct or anything.....but i think its a nice song.
  • Doug from Puget SoundBy the lyrics it's incredibly obvious he had never been to Seattle or anywhere in the Puget Sound.
  • Alyssa from Anytown, Ilwhy is this song so weird????? why would a person fall asleep in a hospital parking lot????? it is so so weird!!!!! i am so so so confused
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