The City Lyrics

I should ink my skinWith your nameAnd take my passport out againAnd just replace itSee I could do without a tanOn my left hand, where my fourth finger meets my knuckleAnd I should ...Read Full Lyrics

If we take this bird in, with it's broken leg,We can nurse it, she said,Come inside for a little lie down with me,And if you fall asleep, it wouldn't be the worse thing.But when I ...Read Full Lyrics

I'm gonna pick up the piecesAnd build a Lego houseWhen things go wrong we can knock it downMy three words have two meaningsThere's one thing on my mind, it's all for youAnd it's da...Read Full Lyrics

There's a black bird perched outside my windowI hear him callingI hear him singHe burns me with his eyes of gold to embersHe sees all my sinsHe reads my soulOne day that bird, he s...Read Full Lyrics

When the sins of my fatherWeigh down in my soulAnd the pain of my motherWill not let me goWell I know there can come fire from the skyTo refine the purest of kingsAnd even thoughI ...Read Full Lyrics

Is this the real life?Is this just fantasy?Caught in a landslideNo escape from realityOpen your eyesLook up to the skies and seeI'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathyEasy come, ea...Read Full Lyrics

Waking up, midnight NovemberAnd you're still in my bedIt's kinda rough, 'cause since I met yaThere's things we've never saidSo if I go for a little while longerWhen I'm home we can...Read Full Lyrics

This city never sleepsI hear the people walk by when it's lateSirens bleed through my windowsillI can't close my eyesCan't control what I'm intoThis tower is aliveThe lights that b...Read Full Lyrics

She played the fiddle in an Irish bandBut she fell in love with an English manKissed her on the neck and then I took her by the handSaid, "baby, I just want to dance"I meet her on ...Read Full Lyrics

When your legs don't work like they used to beforeAnd I can't sweep you off of your feetWill your mouth still remember the taste of my loveWill your eyes still smile from your chee...Read Full Lyrics