Metropolis (The Brightest Of Lights)

(Instrumental Intro) (Intro) The air is thick with distant sound Footsteps fade, but the night’s still loud A flicker spills from a café door Warm light dancing on the city floor Smoke curls up past a crooked sign And time feels paused between the lines. (Verse 1) Steps echo loud on the rooftop edge Smoke in the air, but we made our pledge Talks about life in a bottle's glow The city's alive, and it’s all we know Every window hides a restless heart We’re just shadows learning who we are (Pre-Chorus) We don't need stars, we’ve got streetlight skies Laughter bouncing off buildings that rise Moments slip through our open hands But right now, we still understand (Chorus) Metropolis, you burn so bright Hearts awake in the heat of the night Traffic sings us a lullaby As the moon takes its place up high We’re not lost, just a little undone In the city that outshines the sun (Verse 2) Sweat on our skin, but we feel alive Fast-paced rhythm of a city that thrives Glass in our hands, truth in our eyes Dancing alone with the pulse of the high Voices echo from apartment walls It’s a choir of hope when silence falls (Pre-Chorus 2) We walk where the pavement tells our tale Through graffiti dreams and subway trails No maps, no plans, just what we feel Every corner makes the night more real (Chorus 2) Metropolis, you call us home Even when we’re aching and alone Flashing signs and the bus stop glow Show us beauty in what we don't know We don't sleep — we survive and ignite In the brightest of lights, we find our fight (Verse 3) Clock hits two, but we’re not done Still chasing the promise of the sun Stories spill on the fire escape Another truth we can’t reshape But there's comfort in the mess we make This city gives more than it takes (Bridge) Every red light is a moment to breathe Every skyline hides what we believe We’ve cried in the crowds, laughed in the blur This is our world — perfectly unsure (Outro) So let the sirens sing us to rest We’ve given the city our very best Flickers fade with the morning’s kiss Still dreaming in Metropolis And when the sunrise starts to bite We’ll remember the brightest of lights