All the people in such a town
I feel alone but never down
Yeah, in the night, yeah, I feel it breathe
Endless possibilities

I get the message when you're not around
Your psychic radar never lets me down
I see you standing, yeah, on the path
I regret to think I ever let it last

I disappear as easy as I came
You get my stuff, I forget my name
I sit around until it wears thin
Revolution and we start again

I hear the clang, someone cleaning the street
Morning sun drying out my feet
My head hurts, my brain feels bad
Try to remember where my money went

I see a picture, yeah, inside my brain
I see a room but not your name
I sit around until it wears thin
Revolution and we fuck again

In the city
We forget our names
Forget the games
Fuck it up and start over again

In the city
We forget our names
Forget our games
Fuck shit up and start over again

She doesn't care about being 18
Her choice of words comes out like a machine
I see the wheels turning, wonder where they go
Well none of them look so happy though

See them fall into a big trap
It takes your life, never coming back
I lighten up and I see the sun
Think of all the fucking crazy shit we've done

Don't worry about my ways
Just what will get me through the days
How many people? Yeah, it's just a show
Wonder what is the right way to go?

Adios, au revoir, never coming back
Feel the bad energy behind my back
See the silhouette of the city sky
Massive building and I'm feeling high

Adios, au revoir, never coming back
Feel the bad energy behind my back
See the silhouette of the city sky
Massive building and I'm feeling high

In the city
We forget our names
Forget the games
Fuck shit up and start over again

In the city
We forget our names
Forget our games
Fuck shit up and start over again

We look out

We in the city, in the city
In the city, in the city
We in the city, in the city
In the city, in the city

In the city
We forget our names
Forget the games
Fuck shit up and start over again

In the city
We forget our names
Forget our games
Fuck shit up and start over again

In the city
We forget our names
Forget the games
Fuck shit up and start over again

In the city
We forget our names
Forget our games
Fuck shit up and start over again

We look out


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In the City Lyrics as written by Darren James Cross Burke Tyler Reid

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    pretty sure this song is about living in sydney city... 4th part of the first verse reminds me of the morning after most of our nights out there..

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