City Of Ashes
Album: The Great Tale Of How I Ruined It All
By: Jay Clare
By: Jay Clare
Duration
3:45
Genres
Description
This is a song about seeing something that needs changing and having a fire in you to do it.
Lyrics
[Intro] Kerosene lit lanterns burn through faded pages Not a single star graces our sky tonight The crickets have grown bored of filling our silent spaces We’re losing time and got to make this right [Verse 1] I sing this song to incinerate your skin Just sing along and... (dance) Build for us from their ashes A brand new city Set fire to your matches Dowse them in gasoline [Pre-Chorus] Rebuilding skyscrapers from broken glass and broken souls Ain't got no blueprint just a purpose and a wrecking ball [Chorus] Brick by brick, we’ll take back what they took Stand in the ashes of what once belonged to you And I’m so sick of this Just take a good hard look At how they blurred your vision And they shaped your view [Verse 2] Let the sun just incinerate your skin To start all over Rebuild what they destroyed (Destroyed!) Make weapons of your voice (Your voice!) Whatever they employ, I’ll exploit, make null and void [Pre-Chorus] Rebuilding skyscrapers from broken glass and broken souls Ain't got no blueprint just a purpose and a wrecking ball [Chorus] Brick by brick, we’ll take back what they took Stand in the ashes of what once belonged to you And I’m so sick of this Just take a good hard look At how they blurred your vision And they shaped your view Oh, brick by brick, we’ll take back what they took Stand in the ashes of what once belonged to you And I’m so sick of this Just take a good hard look At how they blurred your vision And they shaped your view [Bridge] I set all of these fires But now I’m the one who’s all burnt out Why is it so hard to fight for what's right I’m breaking down And what if I stepped out of this ring I abandoned everything I can’t carry this team Marching along in single file (This team, this team!) Surrendering their lives (This team) [Chorus 2] Pitch black clouds shadow the burning sun But I won’t let these vultures think that they have won I’ll be the last one standing when the end’s begun I’ll hide away so I don’t have to run [Chorus] Brick by brick, we’ll take back what they took Stand in the ashes of what once belonged to you And I’m so sick of this Just take a good hard look At how they blurred your vision And they shaped your view Oh, brick by brick, we’ll take back what they took Stand in the ashes of what once belonged to you And I’m so sick of this Just take a good hard look At how they blurred your vision And they shaped your view
