I Am the City

Coming through a cloud, you're looking at me from above And I'm a revelation, spreading out before your eyes And you find me beautiful and irresistible A giant creature that forever seems to grow in size, And you feel a strange attraction, Ooh, ooh the air is vibrant and electrified, Welcome to me, here I am my arms are open wide Somewhere in the middle of the never ending noise, There is a pulse, a steady rhythm of a heart that beats And a million voices blend into a single voice, And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets, People come and take their chances, Ooh, ooh, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose a lot Come make your own contribution to this melting pot I'm the street you walk, the language you talk I am the city, the skyline is me and the energy I am the city, the famous hotels And the cocktail bars, and the funny smells And the turmoil of cars, and the people The air that you're breathing is me, Yes I am the city, you let me be People feed me with their lives, I am a hungry soul And they all worship me, and pay their homage day and night Everyday I hear a lot of tired, shuffling feet But come tonight they will be dancing in the neon light, Dazzled by the crazy magic, Ooh, ooh, they're grabbing pieces of the fatted calf And in the wind if you listen hard, you'll hear me laugh I'm the street you walk, the language you talk I am the city, the skyline is me and the energy I am the city, the famous hotels And the cocktail bars, and the funny smells And the turmoil of cars, and the people The parks and the squares that you see, All the sounds that you hear, And the air that you're breathing is me, Yes I am the city, you let me be I am the city, you let me be, I am the city The famous hotels and the cocktail bars, And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars, And the people, the air that you're breathing is me Coming through a cloud, you're looking at me from above And I'm a revelation, spreading out before your eyes I'm the street you walk, the language you talk I am the city yes, I am the city, you let me be And you find me beautiful and irresistible, A giant creature that forever seems to grow in size, The skyline is me and the energy, I am the city you let me be Somewhere in the middle of the never ending noise, There is a pulse, a steady rhythm of a heart that beats I'm the street you walk, the language you talk I am the city, yes I am the city, you let me be And a million voices blend into a single voice, And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets, The skyline is me, and the energy I am the city you let me be.