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City lights guide us through a winter's night
Shining on the pride of a thousand years, sitting tight
My fingers fall victim to a vicious bite
Tricked by the beauty in the skies
It's no use to fight; the world around us tightens up
As we walk to where this island starts
The socks on my feet fade to nothing
We mount the pavement leading from the cutting
Of a tunnel's quick descent into darkness
Way below towers casting shadows on my glasses
If home is where the heart is
How have I found mine as we stroll round Limehouse
Guess I've got to carry on and find out
Shutter still snapping through Shadwell, Whitechapel, Aldgate
Dan daps me up as he cuts to get the train
A strong wind sets the pace
And takes me to the place where the moon hits the waves
See the lights shining down on London
The city where the river turns to waves
From the streets to the buildings stood above them
Sing its song as the symphony plays
See the lights shining down on London
The city where we're dancing in the rain
South down to Streatham, west out to Acton
East End to Redbridge and north up to Camden
And so I march along skywalks
That snake between buildings on their night off
Plate glass paints them all different when the light's gone
Life stops unless you count the foxes or the night watch
I'm on Lime Street, stuck as I stare up at the Lloyd's
Innards on display, shadows dance in the voids
I realise my thoughts should be drowned in the noise
Yet I'm hearing every word in the absence of a voice
I kind of liked the quiet
I breathed a sigh of relief from a city running riot
Cause my respect went unrequited, politeness unrecited
But soon this little island felt a little too private
And as I head towards The Shard
A lady emerges from the mist and the dark
Braving the wind, she smiles as I pass
Then laughs and says, what a night to lose my scarf
See the lights shining down on London
The city where the river turns to waves
From the streets to the buildings stood above them
Sing its song as the symphony plays
See the lights shining down on London
The city where we're dancing in the rain
South down to Streatham, west out to Acton
East End to Redbridge and north up to Camden
Wind from a black cab, bass from a boat horn
Strings as the Northern Line races out of Oval
Conductors wear flat caps and cherry Doc Martens
Batons in their hands as they wave us into darkness
Pardon, couldn't quite hear you in the carriage
But I really like your accent, may I ask your language
Hindi or Ukrainian, Pashto or a Bantu tongue
Shouts to you for building what this town has become
Never understood the racists
You see, this beauty's inherent in a range of all skin tones and faiths
What's the point of speech if they're only spewing hatred
Only them losing all the breaths they've been wasting
Because London Town is for everyone
Stand tall, stand proud, sing the letters and the sounds
About the home that we've found in our hearts
Be it clouds or the setting sun, one
See the lights shining down on London
The city where the river turns to waves
From the streets to the buildings stood above them
Sing its song as the symphony plays
See the lights shining down on London
The city where we're dancing in the rain
South down to Streatham, west out to Acton
East End to Redbridge and north up to Camden

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