With a retro 80’s disco vibe “The City Don’t Care” is the result of a collaboration between UK singer-songwriter Leon Else and LA-based production duo Oliver.
Being based on Leon’s own experience and visit, to LA, the song portrays two different sides of life in a large city. The first side which...
[Verse 1]
11 AM I'm just sitting here
Looking at me, looking in the mirror
Am I alive, is this even real, is it even real?
That's just how I feel
People that talk on the TV screens
The only ones that'll be with me
Is this my life, is it all a dream, is it all a dream?
That's just what it seems
[Pre-Chorus]
Here I'm just waiting, for what I don't know?
This isolation won't leave me alone, won't leave me alone
[Chorus]
The city don't care
The city don't care, no
The city don't care
The city don't care, no
The city don't care
The city don't care, no, no
No, no
[Verse 2]
What is the point of me being here?
They wouldn't know if I disappeared
My life isn't the way it appears
When they're looking in, no it's nowhere near
Everyday is the same old thing
All of the silence is deafening
Chemical highs just to get some peace, just to get some peace
I just wanna sleep
[Pre-Chorus]
Here I'm just waiting, for what I don't know?
This isolation won't leave me alone, won't leave me alone
[Chorus]
The city don't care
The city don't care, no
The city don't care
The city don't care, no
The city don't care
The city don't care, no, no
No, no
[Bridge]
I am an island, lost in the ocean
I am just waiting, for what I don't know
I am an island, lost in the ocean
I am just waiting, for what I don't know
For what I don't know, for what I don't know
[Chorus]
The city don't care
(11 AM I'm just sitting here)
The city don't care, no
The city don't care
(Looking at me, looking in the mirror)
The city don't care, no
The city don't care
(Am I alive, is this even real?)
The city don't care, no, no
(Is it even real?)
No, no
(That's just how I feel)
The city don't care
The city don't care, no
The city don't care
The city don't care, no
The city don't care
The city don't care, no, no
No, no
The City Don’t Care was written by Leon Else.
The City Don’t Care was produced by Oliver.
Leon Else released The City Don’t Care on Fri Mar 10 2017.
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