Lyrics
Reflections of a city in puddles And façades
Reflections of a city in puddles and façades
Reflections of a city in puddles And façades
Repeated line emphasizing the imagery of the city reflected in puddles and façades
There's only one city that won't Fall
There's only one city that won't fall
In a city, you can have inner city Issues and suburban solutions That are really part of it all
Urban challenges and suburban solutions are interconnected in a city
Babylon builds bigger lawns, Malls and walls
Babylon builds bigger lawns, malls, and walls
There's only one city that won't Fall
Reiteration that there's only one city that won't fall
Om tal gav frid skulle staden ha Gjort det
Swedish: If peace were given, the city would have done it
Men bara ord klarar det inte Fråga babblet vid Babels torn
Words alone can't bring peace - reference to Babel's Tower confusion
Så om nåns språk kan stilla all Svavel och eld
If someone's language can calm sulfur and fire, it's unlikely anyone in the city would say it
Var det väl knappast nån mitt i City i kväll som sa det
Suggesting that peace is unlikely in the city tonight
A cidade sobe, que nem a Torre De Babel
Portuguese: The city rises like the Tower of Babel
Mas quem sabe a língua que se Fala lá no céu
Questioning the language spoken in heaven
Lá em baixo na terra tem um Sangue que nem Abel
Reference to Abel's blood, suggesting earthly conflicts
Clamando que as nossas torres São feitas é de papel
Our towers are fragile, contrasting with divine strength
In a city, you can have inner city Problems and suburban solutions That are really part of it all
Reiteration of urban challenges and suburban solutions as integral
Babylon builds bigger lawns, Malls and walls
Emphasis on Babylon constructing larger spaces
Only one city that won't fall
Repetition of the idea that only one city won't fall
In a city, you can have inner city Problems and suburban solutions That are really part of it all
Restatement of urban challenges and suburban solutions
Babylon builds bigger lawns, Malls and walls
Babylon continues to build extensive structures
Only one city that won't fall
Emphasis on the uniqueness of a city that won't fall
A metrópole, é uma mãe de Pedra que acolhe e gera e te deixa Na terra
Portuguese: The metropolis is a stone mother nurturing and devouring
Te alimenta de pó pra você ficar Bem perto dela
Describing the city sustaining individuals with its dust
Depois te engole então não sei se É bem mãe ou fera
Contemplating if the city is a nurturing mother or a devouring beast
Vem kan bära, bördorna av alla Dessa murar, burar, väggar
Who can bear the burdens of walls, cages, and roads
Så att inte himmelen faller ner Över våra huvuden
Ensuring that the sky doesn't fall over our heads
Nu kan vi leva av stadens liv
We can live in the city's life, but someone always pays a price for peace
Men det finns alltid nån som betalar ett pris för att vi ska ha nån frid
Highlighting the cost someone bears for the city's peace
Who can atone for the sins of a City
Who can absolve the city's sins
The very same place that will get You employed
The city that provides employment can also lead to exploitation
Will have you played and led Away
Being used and led away after being played in the city
To be displayed as a stranger
Displayed as a stranger outside Mount Zion gates
Outside of Mount Zion gates
Questioning who can justify all citizens
So who's able to vindicate all Citizens
Those vindicated are ones whose blood signifies better things than Abel's
Will be the one whose blood Speaks of better things than that Of Abel
City's tall stature reveals its fallacy when someone familiar dies outside its walls
Since the city stands tall we only See the fallacity of it when Someone we know dies outside Of its walls
Reiteration of urban challenges and suburban solutions as integral
In a city, you can have inner city Problems and suburban solutions That are really part of it all
Babylon continues constructing expansive structures
Babylon builds bigger lawns, Malls and walls
Emphasis on the uniqueness of a city that won't fall
Only one city that won't fall
Restatement of urban challenges and suburban solutions
In a city, you can have inner city Problems and suburban solutions That are really part of it all
Babylon persists in building extensive structures
Babylon builds bigger lawns, Malls and walls
Reiteration of the idea that only one city won't fall
Only one city that won't fall
Final emphasis on the uniqueness of a city that won't fall
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