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City On A Hill Lyrics by Will Butler

2015

On a crowded afternoon, I just want to look out on a normal room
Without that fear in my heart, every time someone comes through a door
And I know that some day soon, it'll happen again and I'm not a fool
I keep watching the stranger's eyes, as if he might be holding knife
In a city on a hill, I was born and grew up and I'm living there still
Tonight the curtains are drawn, and the gates are locked and the alarm is on
But fuck off, let's light up the lights
Because the winter is dark and I'm sick of the night
There's strangers dying outside, and some people are muttering on to just let them die
But my god do you think we can hide, a city on a hill
There was no room at the inn, not in Indiana, not in Texas, not in Maine
So they prayed and they headed to Berlin, as if God was on there side
C'mon, let's light up the lights
Because the winter is cold and I'm sick of the night
There's strangers dying outside, and some people are muttering on to just let them die
I'm not here to preach Christ crucified, but that the blood of the innocent it rarely stays quiet
And fuck off, I'm not going to die
From a terrorist bullet or some radical spy
I could die in a car crash tonight or from a lightning strike or a meteorite
Yes I'm scared and I might want to hide, in my city on a hill
But my god do you think we can hide, a city on a hill
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Will Butler

Will Butler

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