Black Umbrella | Anna Tivel

🎵 Black Umbrella | Anna Tivel 🎵 - Length: 0:4:51

Black Umbrella - Written by Anna Tivel Recorded Live October 12, 2023 Live from Norfolk Street is an on-going concert series recorded live at McGonigel's Mucky Duck in Houston, Texas. Our live-streamed concert series is listener supported. For access to our catalog of full length shows, extras, encores, and interviews, become a contributing member at: https://livefromnorfolkstreet.com/ Lyrics: Under a black umbrella, you were keeping to yourself And the rain came down like diamonds on the sidewalk where you stood Another lonely town across the endless bible belt Nothing big enough for headlines ever happened here until today Looking like a stranger in your older brother’s coat You were watching from the corner, as the day slowly unfolded A ringing bell against the door of Frank’s Savings and Loan And you saw it all, the teller ducking down, the gun exploding Like an old bronze statue, you were frozen there in place One man slumped on the counter while the other filled a pillowcase And suddenly your feet were running, rain all in your face Across the street, the ringing bell, the door, the engine roaring Blood was on the floor, the teller reaching out his hand You felt his pulse, you called for help, you tried to stop the bleeding Sirens on the boulevard, a rush of blue motion Like a wave came on, their weapons drawn, the teller’s soul just leaving Hands over your head they said, and you tried to tell the truth The pillowcase, the getaway, the car, the blood and you In your older brother’s coat, your stocking hat and worn out shoes But to them, you were just some punk kid cracked out and skipping school Anger like a freighter pulling punches in your head And you tried to push your way past all the uniforms and the dead man But they pulled you to the ground your face pressed on the wet cement Like an animal, spreadeagle, the umbrella in your waistband Gun, somebody cried, and you kicked your legs and broke the window In a chaos of confusion, raining glass like diamonds loosed and you were On your feet again and then a bullet danced right through you And the ground came up like some great flood and then you were not moving Under a black umbrella, you were keeping to yourself And the rain came down like diamonds on the sidewalk where you fell And nothing in the headlines even mentioned you at all Just a corner note about a cracked out kid who broke the law