The idea behind City Streets stemmed from my distaste for larger cities, and how I often do not feel comfortable in that setting. However, the narrator in this story is that of a homeless man rather than myself.

The narrator starts with two rhetorical questions, the second question being "How do you suppose a star can shine through a cityscape skyline?" This line references the fact that in a bright city the stars may be dimmed in comparison. The line can also be taken as a feeling of hopelessness that the narrator has found himself in. Later on the narrator speaks on how the homeless are often ignored or overlooked, "Here I stand, just a face in the crowd". The narrator then goes on to ask forgiveness and dreams of "jumping into bed with a single motion". While this line could be taken as the homeless man dreaming of a comfortable bed rather than "shitty city streets" there is another interpretation. The second interpretation being that the man wishes to end his life by jumping into bed, aka the shitty city streets of which he sleeps.

Despite the change in narration my sentiments are echoed throughout. One example is the uncomfortable feeling of being so small while skyscrapers loom over you. This is represented in the line "...the monoliths mock me for my mistakes".