Mansard Roof

I see a Mansard Roof through the trees I see a salty message written in the eves The ground beneath my feet We are garbage and concrete And now the tops of buildings I can see them, too I see a Mansard Roof through the trees I see a salty message written in the eves The ground beneath my feet We are garbage and concrete And now the tops of buildings I can see them, too The Argentines collapse in defeat The admiralty surveys the remnants of the fleet The ground beneath their feet Is a nautically map sheet As thin as paper While it slips away from you