This dark, melancholy song is the second song on Blur’s 2015 album The Magic Whip.
A interview claims Damon walked past the entrance to New World Towers in Hong Kong right when he needed a four-syllable title for his song about modern-day loneliness.
[Verse 1]
Green, green, the neon green, new world towers
Carved out of grey white skies, twenty-four hours
Glide through the glass arcade to Hollywood
The psychopomp, it leads me dreaming
[Verse 2]
Of love, love, so far away, new world towers (Seven on me)
Log in your name and pray, twenty-four hours (Seven on me)
Green turns to red and blue and time relates (Seven on me)
To us all again (Seven on a left-hand side)
And sleep the rescue (Seven on me)
[Verse 3]
Green, green, the neon green, new world towers (Seven on me)
Plane flying overhead, satellite showers (Seven on me)
Fall like confetti on the cavalcade (Seven on me)
The flashboat seas (Seven on a left-hand side)
All auguries (Seven on me)
Reflected in you (Seven on a left-hand side)
[Bridge]
Seven on me
Seven on a left-hand side
Seven on me
Seven on me
[Verse 4]
Love, love, so far away, new world towers
Carved out of grey white sky, twenty-four hours
Green turns to red and blue and time relates (Seven on me)
The flashboat seas (Seven on a left-hand side)
All auguries (Seven on me)
Reflected in you (Seven on a left-hand side)
[Outro]
Seven on me
Seven on me
Seven on a left-hand side
Seven on me
Seven on me
Seven on me
Seven on me
Seven on a left-hand side
Seven on me
New World Towers was written by Dave Rowntree & Damon Albarn & Graham Coxon & Alex James.
New World Towers was produced by Damon Albarn & Graham Coxon & Stephen Street.
Blur released New World Towers on Mon Apr 27 2015.