[Intro] No one ever sleeps here No one ever sleeps here [Verse 1] Room 2B is throwing glasses at the wall Room 3A is laughing like she never cries at all There’s a girl in silver boots coming up the stairs With her lipstick in her pocket and confetti in her hair The elevator coughs, then it takes another ride Somebody says forever, somebody says goodnight I’m counting all the footsteps through the paper-thin floor Every knock sounds different, but they all want more [Pre-Chorus] And the city keeps breathing Through the heat and the wire Every window is open Every heart is on fire [Chorus] No one ever sleeps here No one closes their eyes Everybody’s got a secret Everybody’s got a light No one ever sleeps here Not until the morning comes We’re all dancing with the damage We’re all waiting for the sun [Verse 2] There’s a waitress in the hallway with her apron untied Counting little paper dollars with the moon in her eyes A man on the fourth floor writes until his fingers bleed But he tears up every letter before anybody reads There’s a baby somewhere crying, then the radio plays Some woman down below sings along out of phrase And I’m leaning at the window in my secondhand dress Trying not to call a number I already regret [Pre-Chorus] And the pipes start talking Like they know what we’ve done Everybody wants quiet But nobody wants none [Chorus] No one ever sleeps here No one closes their eyes Everybody’s got a reason Everybody’s got a lie No one ever sleeps here Not until the morning comes We’re all dancing with the damage We’re all waiting for the sun [Post-Chorus] Oh, the walls know Oh, the walls know Oh, the walls know But they never tell [Bridge] I used to dream in a silent room With a yard and a maple tree Now I dream by the neon sign Blinking vacancy And I don’t know if I’m lonely Or if I like the sound Of a hundred broken hearts Keeping me around [Verse 3] Room 5C is packing with the door half-closed Room 1A is sleeping in last night’s clothes Somebody in the stairwell says, “Baby, don’t go” Somebody in the mirror says, “You already know” I hear the dancers coming home like a tambourine chain I hear tires on the street hiss soft in the rain And if I ever get famous, if I ever get clear I’ll still hear this building whispering in my ear [Final Chorus] No one ever sleeps here No one closes their eyes Everybody’s got a hunger Everybody’s got a light No one ever sleeps here Not until the morning comes We’re all dancing with the damage We’re all waiting for the sun No one ever sleeps here No one turns out the blue Every stranger in the hallway Looks a little bit like you No one ever sleeps here No one knows when to run We’re all dancing with the damage We’re all waiting for the sun [Outro] No one ever sleeps here No one ever sleeps here The walls know The halls know The city won’t leave us alone No one ever sleeps here No one ever sleeps here Morning at the window But nobody’s going home
