City of Devils Lyrics
Man once sang to me
Look at you saving the world on your own
And I wonder how things gonna be
‘Cause the time here, it passes so slow
In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live
Find somebody to learn
Boy you gotta love someone more than yourself
And I can feel the fire of the city lights burn
And it's hard to find angels in hell
[Chorus]
Flying along, and I
Feel like I don't belong, and I
Can't tell right from the wrong, and why
Have I been here so long
In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live
Questions I can't seem to find
To the answers I already have
And you can't see the sky here at night
So I guess I can't make my way back
Look at you saving the world on your own
And I wonder how things gonna be
‘Cause the time here, it passes so slow
In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live
Find somebody to learn
Boy you gotta love someone more than yourself
And I can feel the fire of the city lights burn
And it's hard to find angels in hell
[Chorus]
Flying along, and I
Feel like I don't belong, and I
Can't tell right from the wrong, and why
Have I been here so long
In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live
Questions I can't seem to find
To the answers I already have
And you can't see the sky here at night
So I guess I can't make my way back
[Chorus]
What if I wanted you here right now?
Would you fall in the fire burn me down?
If I wanted you here right now
Would you fall in the fire burn me down?
If I wanted you here right now
In a city of devils we live
In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live
In a city of
[Chorus]
I don't belong
Don't belong
I've been here too long
Too long
What if I wanted you here right now?
Would you fall in the fire burn me down?
If I wanted you here right now
Would you fall in the fire burn me down?
If I wanted you here right now
In a city of devils we live
In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live
In a city of
[Chorus]
I don't belong
Don't belong
I've been here too long
Too long
About
Genius Annotation
This song is about the bad feelings Ryan (and the whole band) had towards Los Angeles, the so-called “City of Angels” that here becomes the “City of Devils” because it’s full of double-faced and evil people. Ryan feels alone in that monstruous city and he feels he doesn’t belong there.
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Credits
Producer
Writers
Composer
Lyricist
Vocals
Background Vocals
Guitar
Violin
Bass Guitar
Additional Guitar
Dobro
Strings
String Arranger
Digital Editing
Recording Engineer
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Mastering Engineer
Recorded At
Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, California)
Release Date
January 24, 2006
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