The City
Ton : EEnglish
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EmThis city neverD sleepCs
EmI hear the people walk by when it's Dlate C
SEmirens bleed through my window sill I cDan't cClose my eyes
DEmon't control what I'm intDo C
TEmhis tower is aliDve C
TEmhe lights that blind keep me awaDke C
WEmith my hood up and lace untied Dsleep Cfills my mind
DEmon't control what I'm intDo C
CLondon cDalls me a strangerEm a travellGer
CThis is Dnow my homeG my home
OEmh oh DI'm burning oCn the back streets
OEmh oh stuDck herCe sitting in the back seat
OEmh oh and I'm bDlazing on Cthe street
And wChat I do isn't up to you
And if the cDity never sleeps then that makes two
TEmhe pavement is my DfriendC
EmIt will take me where I need to gDo C
IEm find it trips me up Dand puCts me down
TEmhis is not what I'm usDed toC
EmThe shop across the Droad C
EmFulfills my needs and gives me coDmpany Cwhen I need it
VEmoices speak through my walls DI don't think CI'm gonna make it
PEmast tomorroDw C
CLondon cDalls me a strangeEmr a travelGler
CThis is Dnow my homeG my home
OEmh oh DI'm burning oCn the back streets
OEmh oh stuDck herCe sitting in the back seat
OEmh oh and I'm bDlazing on Cthe street
And wChat I do isn't up to you
And if the cDity never sleeps then that makes two
CAnd my lungs hurtD And my ears bled
EmWith the sound of the city life Gechoed in my head
CDo I need this Dto keep me alive
TGhe traffic stops and starts but I need to move along
IEm'm from a city where the rain won't cease
PolDlution in the air matches tChat on the street
The blEmack smoke gets you head into a muddle like
WDalking into elepChant syringes in the puddle like
EmI was a country boy when I moved out
GDrew up too fast for myC family to find out
NEmow I try to stop my music running into nosedives
CDan't resort to arrogance with wChite lies
EmThis city won't erase me
But ID can't help to see how this dCark city changed me
IEmt's all the same scene music is my life
But DI try to fight whateCver I need to hide from
EmNorth South East West
London's my hDome now knees weak bCut we never slow down
NEmow I start to do my music properly
And sDtay from all the negatCive shit that will follow me
CLondon cDalls me a strangerEm a travellGer
CThis is Dnow my homeG my home
OEmh oh DI'm burning oCn the back streets
OEmh oh stuDck herCe sitting in the back seat
OEmh oh and I'm bDlazing on Cthe street
And wChat I do isn't up to you
And if the cDity never sleeps then that makes two
OEmh oh DI'm burning oCn the back streets
OEmh oh stuDck herCe sitting in the back seat
OEmh oh and I'm bDlazing on Cthe street
And wChat I do isn't up to you
And if the cDity never sleeps then that makes two Em