[Verse 1] At the bus stop wall moss writes its name Between the cracks roots learn my lane Balconies breathe through a screen of vines Windows blink slow in the morning light [Pre-Chorus] And the bricks don't sleep they listen in Rain on the roof like a pulse within [Chorus] Living city, open wide Grow in the walls, grow in the wires Living city, take your time Stone to garden, bone to fire Living city, stay alive We are the leaves inside the skyline [Verse 2] Trash bin blooms with a spill of thyme Pigeons nest deep in a stairwell spine Under the flyover ferns break through Steel turns soft when the wet wind moves [Pre-Chorus] And the streets remember every seed Tiny green hands through the concrete sleeve [Chorus] Living city, open wide Grow in the walls, grow in the wires Living city, take your time Stone to garden, bone to fire Living city, stay alive We are the leaves inside the skyline [Bridge] If the towers lean let them lean with roots If the dead air cracks let the ground speak truth Name by name let the old skin shed We don't build alone we're a nest instead [Final Chorus] Living city, open wide Grow in the walls, grow in the wires Living city, take your time Stone to garden, bone to fire Living city, stay alive We are the leaves inside the skyline
