Aviators, Nirre - Cities in the Distance lyrics

The rain pours longer every night
The neon glows a lullaby
And it's haunted, haunted with our pride

Corruption intertwined with greed
Performing interchangeably
But I wanted, I wanted to be free

A system of the absolutes
Distract to keep the people mute
And we'll all move along

But somewhere it's a different show
The re-ignition starts to glow
Far away now, they sing a brand new song

Now from the shadows I can see their light
The lone stars shine on
The world's last night trapped in the veil
I've only heard their cries
The cities chanting their last reprise

Subsections of an institute
The work of bureaucratic brutes
They're trying, trying to save face

But citizens of darker times
Have learned to question better lies
While they're running, running out of space

But maybe there's one last resort
When our resources come up short
A light on the horizon shines alone

The cities in the distance live
With sanctuary left to give
Resistance soon ignites into a glow

Now from the shadows I can see their light
The lone stars shine on
The world's last night trapped in the veil
I've only heard their cries
The cities chanting their last reprise

Raise your hands upwards in praise
Not of the gods, but rather
The human cause undying the fear
Has held us back for years
We've sold our hearts for nothing
We wasted our own time at fault
With eyes on you all
They kept us scared and silent
And desperate to survive the light
Grows closer every night
So we will sate our hunger
And know the world revived

Now from the shadows I can see their light
The lone stars shine on
The world's last night trapped in the veil
I've only heard their cries
The cities chanting their last reprise

Now from the shadows I can see their light
The lone stars shine on
The world's last night trapped in the veil
I've only heard their cries
The cities chanting their last reprise

Now from the shadows I can see their light
The lone stars shine on
The world's last night trapped in the veil
I've only heard their cries
The cities chanting their last reprise