Ed Sheeran - The City (Live at Sticky Studios) [Loose Change EP]

[00:43.14] This city never sleeps [00:46.16] [00:48.55] I hear the people walk by when it's late [00:52.55] Sirens bleed through my windowsill [00:54.85] I can't close my eyes [00:56.98] Don't control what I'm into [01:02.05] And this tower is alive [01:06.42] The lights that blind keep me awake [01:10.97] With my hood up and lace untied [01:12.82] The sleep fills my mind [01:15.22] Don't control what I'm into [01:20.35] London calls me a stranger [01:24.67] A traveller [01:27.38] Oh -oh ooh [01:28.10] This is now my home, my home [01:37.38] Ooh -oh [01:39.63] I'm burning on the back street [01:42.73] Ooh -oh [01:44.79] Stuck here sitting in the backseat [01:47.18] Ooh -oh [01:49.41] And I'm blazing on the street [01:51.81] What I do isn't up to you [01:53.07] And if the city never sleeps [01:54.73] Then that makes two [01:57.27] The pavement is my friend [02:01.02] It will take me where I need to go [02:05.25] 'Cause I find it trips me up [02:08.26] And puts me down [02:10.19] This is not what I'm used to [02:15.27] And this shop across the road [02:19.16] Fulills my needs and gives me company [02:22.08] When I need it [02:23.77] Voices speak through my walls [02:25.63] I don't think I'm gonna make it [02:27.71] Past tomorrow [02:30.55] [02:33.45] London calls me a stranger [02:37.44] A traveller [02:40.19] Oh -oh ooh [02:41.85] This is now my home, my home [02:50.49] Ooh -oh [02:53.13] I'm burning on the back street [02:55.29] Ooh-oh [02:57.23] Stuck here sitting in the backseat [02:59.58] Ooh -oh [03:01.96] And I'm blazing on the street [03:04.53] What I do isn't up to you [03:06.17] And if the city never sleeps [03:07.17] Then that makes two [03:09.55] And my lungs hurt [03:11.66] And my ears bled [03:13.67] With the sound of the city life [03:15.86] Echoed in my head [03:18.47] Do I need this to keep me alive? [03:22.12] The traffic stops and starts [03:23.90] But I need to move along [03:29.23] I'm from a city where the rain won't cease [03:31.55] Pollution in the air matches that on the street [03:33.45] The black smoke gets you head into a muddle, like [03:35.58] Walking into elephant syringes in the puddle, like [03:37.84] I was a country boy when I moved out [03:40.53] Grew up too fast for my family to find out [03:42.64] Now I try to stop my music running into nosedives [03:44.91] Can't resort to arrogance with white lies [03:47.69] This city won't erase me [03:49.28] But I can't help to see how this dark city changed me [03:52.02] It's all the same scene, music is my life [03:53.63] But now I try to fight whatever I need to hide from [03:56.32] North, South, East, West, London's my home now [03:59.31] Knees weak, but we never slow down [04:01.20] Now I start to do my music properly [04:02.91] And stay from all the negative shit that will follow me [04:06.43] London calls me a stranger [04:10.85] [04:14.47] This is not my home, home [04:23.46] Ooh -oh [04:25.73] I'm burning on the back street [04:27.73] Ooh -oh [04:29.88] Stuck here sitting in the backseat [04:32.10] Ooh -oh [04:34.11] I'm blazing on the street [04:36.73] What I do isn't up to you [04:38.47] And if the city never sleeps [04:39.37] Then that makes two [04:41.50] Ooh -oh [04:43.43] I'm burning on the back street [04:45.88] Ooh -oh [04:47.88] Stuck here, sitting in the back seat [04:50.47] Ooh -oh [04:52.43] And I'm blazing on the street [04:54.53] What I do isn't up to you [04:56.55] And if the city never sleeps [04:58.37] Then that makes two [04:59.21]