Odes to Poncey-Highland · Track 19 · middle
Down to Little Five
Adjacent — Little Five Points just southeast: Atlanta's punk and alternative heart, the Variety Playhouse, the Vortex skull, the buskers and the misfit market.
Lyrics
[Verse 1] Meet me where the pavement flashes neon green and pink Where Moreland crosses Euclid and the buskers own the street Playing out a rhythm on a beat-up acoustic guitar We’re trading in the skyline for a brighter kind of spark You want the weird, you want the loud, you want the holy mess? I know exactly where to go, we're bringing out our best [Chorus] We’re going down to Little Five Where every misfit feels alive Walk right through the 20-foot laughing skull to get inside We’re spinning vinyl, chasing sound The weirdest pocket in this town If you’ve got a heavy heart, just leave it at the door Little Five is calling you out for something more [Verse 2] Check the marquee glowing at the Variety Playhouse tonight Used to be the Euclid back when the movies were black and white Now it’s rock and roll ringing out into the humid air Past the vintage leather jackets and the kids just hanging there Grab a stack from Criminal, flip the records in the crate We’ve got nowhere else to be, just watch the daylight fade [Chorus] We’re going down to Little Five Where every misfit feels alive Walk right through the 20-foot laughing skull to get inside We’re spinning vinyl, chasing sound The weirdest pocket in this town If you’ve got a heavy heart, just leave it at the door Little Five is calling you out for something more [Bridge] And bless the Junkman's Daughter since 1982 Selling velvet coats and holding on to restless youth The drum circles beating right by the plaza tree A beautiful collision of the wild and the free [Chorus] We’re going down to Little Five Where every misfit feels alive Walk right through the 20-foot laughing skull to get inside We’re spinning vinyl, chasing sound The weirdest pocket in this town If you’ve got a heavy heart, just leave it at the door Little Five is calling you out for something more [Outro] Yeah, down on Euclid Where the outsiders win Just look for the skull And step right on in We'll see you there, eventually