[Verse 1]
That neon paints a different pane
I know the sound of city rain
On alley floors where there's no light
You trade her world for endless night
You see a future in her eyes
I see the place where wonder dies
This city's built on hearts that break
I know that price, for goodness sake.

[Chorus]
You take that sparkle, full of glee
And drag her where the shadows flee
You call it sunshine, fresh and new
I know what this grey sky will do
You think this city is a brand new world
But she gets tossed and hurled
Your little sparkle, a burning wick
This city's patient, cold, and sick.

[Verse 2]
No forts of sheets, just concrete stairs
That lead to cold and vacant stares
You'll kill her giggles, one by one
Beneath an artificial sun
You'll take the drawings from her hand
And teach her shame she'll understand
She'll learn new stories from the grime
And lose herself there, given time.

[Chorus]
You take that sparkle, full of glee
And drag her where the shadows flee
You call it sunshine, fresh and new
I know what this grey sky will do
You think this city is a brand new world
But she gets tossed and hurled
Your little sparkle, a burning wick
This city's patient, cold, and sick.

[Bridge]
And as she grows, day by broken day
You'll watch her colors drain away
You promised her you'd hold her tight
You'll lose her to the U-Bahn light
This place reminded me how to bleed
And plant a bitter, broken seed
You see a gift, a precious thing
I hear the lonely dirge she'll sing.

[Chorus]
You take that sparkle, full of glee
And drag her where I used to be
You call it sunshine, fresh and new
I know what this grey sky will do
You think this city is a brand new world
But she gets tossed and hurled
Your little sparkle, a burning wick
God, this city's cold and sick.

[Outro]
Yeah, you'll pretend that it's all right
Another star in a sea of night.
You say you love her, through and through...
But this City will love her suffering, too.

Still me, but different

You take that sparkle

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You take that sparkle

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