[Intro] (Hmm) [Verse 1] I step onto the concrete plain A wall of engines, metal, rain Each breath I take is city-made A toll I never chose to trade [Pre-Chorus] I count the exits, not the sights They charge me just to see the lights (oh) [Chorus] Should pay me for the noise I take (pay me) Should pay me for this urban ache (pay me) I'm not a creature built for glass and steel (not built for steel) This asphalt world don't make me feel (don't make me feel) [Verse 2] The meter runs for every mile The traffic steals my sense of style They want my coins for air I breathe A debt I never should believe [Pre-Chorus] I check my pocket, check my soul This city's taking more than toll (no) [Chorus] Should pay me for the noise I take (pay me now) Should pay me for this urban ache (pay me now) I'm not a creature built for glass and steel (not built for steel) This asphalt world don't make me feel (don't make me feel) [Bridge] I need the scent of rain on dirt The sound of wind that doesn't hurt A forest floor beneath my feet Where traffic lights don't skip a beat forest floor [Guitar solo] [melodic blues guitar solo | expressive bends and vibrato | Rhodes comping | syncopated bass walk] [Final Chorus] Should pay me for the noise I take (pay me) Should pay me for this urban ache (pay me) I'm not a creature built for glass and steel (not built for steel) This asphalt world don't make me feel (don't make me feel) [Outro | gradual fade | talk-box reprise | sparse arrangement] (I'm gone) I'm gone... gone
