Expat

[Verse 1]
Blow the dust and try to settle in
Know it's not like anywhere I've been
Pacing around from the wall to the door, then stand still
I walk out into the city sound
Under sun and over burning ground
Fall in a crowd, try to find my way out if I could

[Pre-Chorus]
And everything I know is everything I knew
It's mixing up, it's hard to get a message through
Get lost in alleyways and feeling my new bruise
And losing time up here, apartment twenty two

[Chorus]
I paint white walls, but chips keep falling
Every box points up, I'm down here stalling
At the window, try and take this all in
But nothing's clear, the view from here's kind of a blur

[Verse 2]
And the days I'm spending by myself
And the nights are that and nothing else
Sit on the banks, watch the boats, hear the crowd and sit still
Now the crowd has started clearing out
Stumbled home along their city route
Hours have passed as I make my way back up the hill

[Pre-Chorus]
And everything I know is everything I knew
It's mixing up, it's hard to get a message through
Get lost in alleyways and feeling my new bruise
And losing time up here, apartment twenty two

[Chorus]
I paint white walls, but chips keep falling
Every box points up, I'm down here stalling
At the window, try and take this all in
But nothing's clear, the view from here's kind of a blur

[Outro]
Traffic stalling under city sky
A mass of people trying to all slip by
Between the stands and all the building slabs
But up above, it's started coming clear
And I remember what I'm doing here
I take a step into the crowd on Trier and I disappear