“Tokyo” is the lead single to White Lies' fifth album Five.
As we were writing [“Tokyo”], I’m sure we had been listening to some cheesy 80s ballads and based the foundation of that song on that.
Harry McVeigh in an interview with XS Noize.
[Chorus]
Call Tokyo, call New York
It's just same but different, love
Call Jupiter, call Lyon
Find a right and find a wrong
[Verse 1]
Go breathe it out, walk your walk
Come back when you're ready to talk
But heart ringing, take the call
Our life is in print to play
Flip the set if it's starting to fray
If there's nothing new to crave
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause you know
That every city has a Chinatown
[Chorus]
Call Tokyo, call New York
It's just same but different, love
Call Jupiter, call Lyon
Find a right, and find a wrong
Call Tokyo, call New York
It's just same but different, love
Call Jupiter, call Lyon
Find a right, and find a wrong
[Post-Chorus]
Find a right, and find a wrong
[Verse 2]
Write back or just write it off
Hasn't everybody suffered enough
With the carcass left of us?
Your every unhappy cruise
Oh, you've never looked good in blue
And I'm the sunset, I'm the view
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause we know
That every city has a Chinatown
[Chorus]
Call Tokyo, call New York
It's just same but different, love
Call Jupiter, call Lyon
Find a right and find a wrong
Call Tokyo, call New York
It's just same but different, love
Call Jupiter, call Lyon
Find a right and find a wrong
[Post-Chorus]
Find a right and find a wrong
[Bridge]
Get me London, get me Seoul
Say it's me who's calling
Girl, I'm lower than a dog
And my ego's falling
Get me Bangkok, get me Rome
Where all the hope is hiding
Just know I'm numb and I'm alone
So come back to me crying
[Chorus]
Call Tokyo, call New York
It's just same but different, love
Call Jupiter, call Lyon
Find a right and find a wrong
Call Tokyo, call New York
It's just same but different, love
Call Jupiter, call Lyon
Find a right and find a wrong
Call Tokyo, call New York
It's just same but different, love
Call Jupiter, call Lyon
Find a right and find a wrong
Call Tokyo, call New York
It's just same but different, love
Call Jupiter, call Lyon
Find a right and find a wrong
[Outro]
Find a right and find a wrong
Find a right and find a wrong
Find a right and find a wrong
Tokyo was written by White Lies & Charles Cave & Harry McVeigh & Jack Lawrence-Brown.
Tokyo was produced by White Lies & Ed Buller & Harry McVeigh & Charles Cave & Jack Lawrence-Brown.
White Lies released Tokyo on Thu Jan 10 2019.