[Intro | solitary electric guitar | distant freeway atmosphere | intimate solo vocal] City of Angels Keeps her secrets well [Verse 1 | close gritty vocal | restrained dry drums] Porch light shaking in the Santa Ana wind Dad’s old truck with a quarter tank in it Woman in scrubs at the red light praying Sun coming soon but the bills ain’t waiting Down on Hollywood, a door shuts hard Gold chain glinting in a stolen car Every soul’s got a line they’re walking on Some wear halos from dusk till dawn [Pre-Chorus | rising tension | synth pulse beneath electric guitar | solo vocal] Daylight makes the monsters look like men Nighttime lets them show their teeth again [Chorus | single male lead vocal | centered close vocal | controlled instrumental lift] From dusk till dawn, the City of Angels Hides her fire where nobody can tell Demons walking in the daylight Angels hiding after dark Running from the hurt, running toward the sun Everybody’s got a war they’re fighting alone From dusk till dawn, when the darkness calls We’re just trying not to lose it all [Verse 2 | driving electric guitar | deep toms | raw solo vocal] Waitress counts tips by the kitchen door New kid sleeping on a friend’s floor Couple on the freeway, saying nothing Radio low but their hearts are running Out in the Valley, a man looks down Sees his own face in the neon now Says he’s fine when the truth comes on Then he drives all night from dusk till dawn [Pre-Chorus | building drums | intensifying solo vocal] Daylight makes the monsters look like men Nighttime lets them show their teeth again [Chorus | single male lead vocal | restrained instrumental expansion] From dusk till dawn, the City of Angels Hides her fire where nobody can tell Demons walking in the daylight Angels hiding after dark Running from the hurt, running toward the sun Everybody’s got a war they’re fighting alone From dusk till dawn, when the darkness calls We’re just trying not to lose it all [Bridge | low rhythmic spoken-sung delivery | bass pulse | cinematic tension | solo voice] No wings, no saints, no easy way through Somebody’s breaking while somebody breaks through One more red light, one more wrong turn One more lesson that the hard way learns When the morning paints these streets in gold The same old demons still come home [Final Chorus | same single male lead vocal | stronger drums and guitars | vocal remains close and solitary] From dusk till dawn, the City of Angels Hides her fire where nobody can tell Demons walking in the daylight Angels hiding after dark Running from the hurt, running toward the sun Everybody’s got a war they’re fighting alone From dusk till dawn, when the darkness calls We’re still standing through it all [Outro | solo lead vocal | fading electric guitar] City of Angels Dusk till dawn
