Текст песни Beyond the canal

The paths we go along Are empty now That is unmistakable You can turn it all around All you want So I thought as I threw something on the grill Time stood still Beyond the canal Was the wide blue sky A (?) sound Like a bicycle bell Sounded in the distance In the humid air I stood alone in my garden Everything looked frozen Waiting for the last summer days of this year And to me it was anything but strange