First we were surrounded by ruins, and then those ruins began to sing

Arizona. La gente no puede pagar sus casas y las devuelve al banco, que en la práctica las abandona. Al final, las alarmas antiincendios se estropean, y...

Fire fighters, however, cannot legally enter a property unless they see smoke or have obtained the owner's permission. But in an era of bank ownership and rampant foreclosure, even finding the owners can take weeks. The result is that "neighbors have to listen to the alarm until the battery dies, which can take days."

First we were surrounded by ruins, and then those ruins began to sing.

No me digáis que no es una imagen siniestra. Y poderosa.

El texto que tanto me ha gustado lo he robado de aquí. La fuente original (yo llegué siguiendo el rastro de enlaces desde Escolar) es ABC15.com. Aquí está el vídeo: