Lyrics:
I knew the shredder When he used to hang at the park In the late afternoon I never talked to him I only watched while he tear Turns out the ground Or whatever's around All his wheels would slide out But he'd stay cool I knew the guy that they once Called the shredder it's true And I watched the day fade On the ramp that we made And I asked myself Where should I go now A new wave has dawned And the novelty's gone So I'm told And what kind of turn Would I now need to learn To keep up when I'm feeling So slowed down I might feel better If I knew the shredder felt old But I see the sunset On the lump that I get In my throat That I get when I try to tell A story it grows Like a parking lot goes on the ground And if the shredder's still shredding I feel like forgetting I ate his dust long ago He may remember But somehow I doubt That he knows