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The City

by ella jane

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[Verse 1]
Just give me a second
Before I pack up my boxes and shut you out of my life
Just give me a minute
So I can drink up the feeling we had just one last time
Your shadow stained the carpet
So I got hardwood floors
The noise punched through the window -
I don't sleep anymore

Mmm
We moved to the rhythm of the traffic on the street
The street, mmm
Mmm
I try to dance now but I can't feel no beat
No beat

[Refrain]
(Ah-ey-ey-ey, ah-ey-ey-ey)
(Ah-ey-ey-ey, ah-ey-ey-ey)

[Verse 2]
And under the sidewalks, (mm)
I ride the subway 'cause I look for you in every face
Don't wanna find you, though
'Cause 8 million strangers lose their distance once you take their place
Mmm
8 million bodies and they're yours and now I'm out of space

[Refrain]
(Ah-ey-ey-ey, ah-ey-ey-ey)
(Ah-ey-ey-ey, ah-ey-ey-ey)

[Bridge]
There's nothing left for me
In this city anymore, mm
But
Maybe I'll finally get some sleep at night
Maybe I'll finally get some sleep at night...

[Outro]
And without
Your light to blind
I can see the stars at night
Windows open
Shut my eyes
Sync my resting heartbeat to the night...

Without
Your light to blind
I can see the stars at night
Windows open
Shut my eyes
Sync my resting heartbeat to the quiet night

...When the silence gets too loud
I'll feel you calling me home

When the silence gets too loud
I'll feel you calling me home

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released February 20, 2020

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ella jane New York, New York

The daughter of a jazz pianist, Ella Jane took her first steps fumbling to a syncopated swing beat. With the lyrics of her namesake Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Louis Armstrong as her nursery rhymes, the singer was born and raised entangled in a love affair with music and language. ... more

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