Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Let's watch it burn
Let's watch it burn
Let's watch this city burn the world
Let's watch this city burn
From the sky lies the top the world
Til there's nothing left of her
Let's watch this city burn the world
Body doused in ash
With two empty cans of gas
The only evidence they have
Is the police sketch of my mask
And its hardly time to ask
If you can save my heart for last
And its hard to face the facts
When the darkness fades to black
It's not just make believe
When they make me take a seat
And they put amphetamines
In the air and make me breathe
So come on and grab your children
Look out for burning buildings
And villains who pillage
They're killing by the millions
And billions of people die
For a lost cause
So now I pray for my nation
That's destroyed under god
(It's the end of the world)
All my battles have been won
But the war has just begun
Let's watch this city burn
From the sky over top the world
Till there's nothing left in her
Let's watch the city burn away
The city looks so pretty
Do you wanna burn it with me?
Till the skies bleed ashes
And the fuckin' sky crashes
We make ashes just with matches
To ignite the flame
And all the hopes of the youth
Deemed fuckin' insane
Take the pill
And go get drunk
And go get killed
Double dose
As in life as in death
Breathing till there is no breath
I will not die in the night but in the light
Of the sun and the ashes
Of this world in my lungs
But who am I to say
Lets all just run away
Go grab your friends and pray
We're gonna rule the world today
(It's the end of the world)
It's the end of the earth
We've been done since our birth
Let's watch this city burn
From the sky over top the world
Till there's nothing left in her
Let's watch the city burn the world
(Let's watch it burn) (Repeat: x2)
The city looks so pretty
Do you wanna burn it with me?
The city looks so pretty
Do you wanna burn it with me?
The city looks so pretty
Do you wanna burn it with me?
We use the trees as torches
(Do you wanna burn it with me?)
Dot the streets with corpses
(Do you wanna burn it with me?)
We watch the city fuckin bleed
(Do you wanna burn it with me?)
And Bring the world to its knees
(Do you wanna burn it with me?)
Let's watch this city burn
From the sky over top the world
Til there's nothing left in her
Let's watch this city burn the world
Let's watch this city burn
From the sky over top the world
Til there's nothing left in her
Let's watch this city burn the world
Let's watch it burn
Let's watch it burn
Let's watch this city burn the world
Let's watch it burn
Let's watch this city burn the world
Let's watch this city burn
From the sky lies the top the world
Til there's nothing left of her
Let's watch this city burn the world
Body doused in ash
With two empty cans of gas
The only evidence they have
Is the police sketch of my mask
And its hardly time to ask
If you can save my heart for last
And its hard to face the facts
When the darkness fades to black
It's not just make believe
When they make me take a seat
And they put amphetamines
In the air and make me breathe
So come on and grab your children
Look out for burning buildings
And villains who pillage
They're killing by the millions
And billions of people die
For a lost cause
So now I pray for my nation
That's destroyed under god
(It's the end of the world)
All my battles have been won
But the war has just begun
Let's watch this city burn
From the sky over top the world
Till there's nothing left in her
Let's watch the city burn away
The city looks so pretty
Do you wanna burn it with me?
Till the skies bleed ashes
And the fuckin' sky crashes
We make ashes just with matches
To ignite the flame
And all the hopes of the youth
Deemed fuckin' insane
Take the pill
And go get drunk
And go get killed
Double dose
As in life as in death
Breathing till there is no breath
I will not die in the night but in the light
Of the sun and the ashes
Of this world in my lungs
But who am I to say
Lets all just run away
Go grab your friends and pray
We're gonna rule the world today
(It's the end of the world)
It's the end of the earth
We've been done since our birth
Let's watch this city burn
From the sky over top the world
Till there's nothing left in her
Let's watch the city burn the world
(Let's watch it burn) (Repeat: x2)
The city looks so pretty
Do you wanna burn it with me?
The city looks so pretty
Do you wanna burn it with me?
The city looks so pretty
Do you wanna burn it with me?
We use the trees as torches
(Do you wanna burn it with me?)
Dot the streets with corpses
(Do you wanna burn it with me?)
We watch the city fuckin bleed
(Do you wanna burn it with me?)
And Bring the world to its knees
(Do you wanna burn it with me?)
Let's watch this city burn
From the sky over top the world
Til there's nothing left in her
Let's watch this city burn the world
Let's watch this city burn
From the sky over top the world
Til there's nothing left in her
Let's watch this city burn the world
Let's watch it burn
Let's watch it burn
Let's watch this city burn the world
Lyrics submitted by thrwmyhrtawy., edited by AutyoFaygo, Painekiller12, ThreeDog, communism12, Clu621, BasicBrady
City Lyrics as written by Aron Erlichman Jordon Kristopher Terrell
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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