[Intro — close male vocal] The city can wait We've got a minute [Verse 1] First bus rattles the window frame You turn the clock to face away One cold cup and a crooked blind Sun on the sock you couldn't find [Pre-Chorus] Nothing's stopped They're all still moving We just don't Have to join in [Chorus] The city can wait I've been rushing all week Now your head's on my shoulder And your hand's on my knee The city can wait Let it do what it does For a minute, the world Can get on without us [Drop — instrumental, bass and wide synth hook] Without us Without us Let it carry on [Instrumental] [Verse 2] Your cold feet find me through the sheet I make a fuss. You don't retreat. There's toast to make, a cup to fill We get as far as sitting still [Pre-Chorus] Nothing's stopped They're all still moving We just don't Have to join in [Chorus] The city can wait I've been rushing all week Now your head's on my shoulder And your hand's on my knee The city can wait Let it do what it does For a minute, the world Can get on without us [Drop — eight bars of broken drums, then house groove] Without us Without us Let it carry on [Breakdown — intimate, sparse] I used to call this wasting time Like time was something I could save You shift and make a little room I put the whole damn day away [Build] The city can wait Let it wait [Final Chorus — open and lifted] The city can wait I've been rushing all week Now your head's on my shoulder And your hand's on my knee The city can wait Let it do what it does For a minute, the world Can get on without us [Final Drop — full instrumental hook] Without us Without us [Outro — soft] The city can wait It's not going anywhere
