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Man once sang to me
Look at you saving the world on your own
And I wonder how things gonna be
'cause the time here it passes so slow
In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live
Find somebody to learn
Boy you gotta love someone more than yourself
I can feel the fire of the city lights burn
It's hard to find angels in hell
Flying alone I
Feel like I don't belong and I,
Can't tell righy from the wrong, why,
Have I been here so long
In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live
Questions I can't seem to find
To the answers I already have
And you can't see the sky here tonight
So I guess I can't make my way back
Flying alone I
Feel like I don't belong and I,
Can't tell righy from the wrong, why,
Have I been here so long
What if I wanted you here right now
Would you fall in the fire burn me down
If I wanted you here right now
Would you fall in the fire burn me down
If I wanted you here right now...
In a city of devils we live
In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live
In a city ofâ?¦
Flying alone I
Feel like I don't belong and I,
Can't tell righy from the wrong, why,
Have I been here so long
I don't belong
Don't belong
I've been here too long
Too long
Look at you saving the world on your own
And I wonder how things gonna be
'cause the time here it passes so slow
In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live
Find somebody to learn
Boy you gotta love someone more than yourself
I can feel the fire of the city lights burn
It's hard to find angels in hell
Flying alone I
Feel like I don't belong and I,
Can't tell righy from the wrong, why,
Have I been here so long
In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live
Questions I can't seem to find
To the answers I already have
And you can't see the sky here tonight
So I guess I can't make my way back
Flying alone I
Feel like I don't belong and I,
Can't tell righy from the wrong, why,
Have I been here so long
What if I wanted you here right now
Would you fall in the fire burn me down
If I wanted you here right now
Would you fall in the fire burn me down
If I wanted you here right now...
In a city of devils we live
In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live
In a city ofâ?¦
Flying alone I
Feel like I don't belong and I,
Can't tell righy from the wrong, why,
Have I been here so long
I don't belong
Don't belong
I've been here too long
Too long
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I hate the fact that this album got dogged on by so many critics and that the general opinion was that it was a dissapointment, because it seems as if they didnt even take the time to listen to the songs. Yeah, not the typical Yellowcard we all are familiar with, but just because it's different dosent mean it's bad. To me, this whole album was very symbolic and had deep meaning. This song is the perfect example of that.
The title alone is incredibly clever, and the entire song is almost as if Ryan snaps back at someone defending Los Angeles. It's no secret that he dosent like it, and vents his frustrations of living in the fake society that Los Angeles is. He has trouble making friends there because everyone is so caught up in themselves "Boy you gotta love someone more than yourself...it's hard to find angels...". A very simple message, he could easily just say "I hate Los Angeles" and leave it at that. But instead, you get an incredibly well-thought out and well-written song telling you why.
And that is the hidden greatness behind Lights and Sounds as a whole album. If only those "experts" and "critics" took the time to pay attention.