[Intro] (Melancholic grand piano melody, soft ambient synth pad, distant thunder effect) (Ethereal female vocal vocalization: "Ah-ah, oh-oh...") [Verse 1] An ever-changing skyline, buildings come and go Graffiti changes over time, yet I still know every row The pubs, they may have left us, offices turn to dust Places that hold so many memories, now smashed and turned to rust [Pre-Chorus] (Strings build intensity, driving rock drums enter) Names once so well-known become an echo in the wind Is time really changing? Or is history truly binned? [Chorus] (Explosion of heavy distorted guitars, driving bass, soaring operatic vocals) So I raise my glass to this city! As high as the lines around my eyes! Generations may be gone now, But this city... this city is my prize! [Verse 2] (Music drops back to piano and strings, heavy beat continues) Walking past an old haunt, a smile lifts upon my face I've no idea what this is now, but it used to be our place I take a sip of coffee in a cosy little room But this used to be my nightclub, where we raved against the gloom [Chorus] (Full symphonic explosion, maximum power, passionate belted vocals) So I raise my glass to this city! As high as the lines around my eyes! Generations may be gone now, But this city... this city is my prize! [Guitar Solo] (Dramatic, crying guitar solo layered over sweeping orchestral strings) [Outro] (Guitars fade out, leaving just the piano and a soft vocal) Generations may be gone now... (Piano slows down) But this city... is my prize. (Final fading piano chord, ambient wind) [End]
