Metropolis of Eden

A city in ruin But only for the blink of an eye A pitiful tune But only for a moment in time In the long run We came back to these old streets When the barriers had all gotten buried at sea And when these buildings All turned green We agreed It's better than it used to be How long has it been Since we last felt fear of the sun and the wind And how long will it be till we feel The Metropolis of Eden we live in is real? A city in bloom A city with that adapts to survive A little more room For underdogs and misfits to thrive In the rooftop gardens The Purple Finches are pecking out the eyes Of the wild yellow sunflowers Smiling at vanilla skies And you and I are finally free To do the things we like Be it making art or making out And stargazing every night And oh, how sweet would it be If an Eastern Phoebe nested on the balcony And oh, how sweet to begin Seeing life as a gift, not a contest to win We came back to these old streets When the barriers had all gotten buried at sea And when these buildings All turned green We agreed It's better than it used to be How long has it been Since we last felt fear of the sun and the wind And how long will it be till we feel The Metropolis of Eden we live in is real? Oh How long has it been Since we last felt fear of the sun and the wind And how long will it be till we feel The Metropolis of Eden we live in is real? A city in bloom We can do the things we like A city in bloom We can do the things we like A city in bloom We can do the things we like A city in bloom