The Dreaming City

From Glass Hammer's 2020 album, "Dreaming City".
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THE DREAMING CITY

I’ve stolen sapphires
But lost the diamond
I’ve stolen rubies
But lost my love
I gambled all
In the Dreaming City
Pearls slipped through my fingers
But none so pretty
None so pure
Tossed to the gutter in a back-alley hell
I’ll have to fight but it won’t go well
Like wolves they circle, they snarl, they prowl
They rush to the kill, see them leap and howl
Where has he taken
My Joy, my love
Left me here surrounded
All is lost
I robbed them of their treasure
But lost the prize