Sunset hues paint the boulevard
concrete dreams ain`t far
Smoky jazz bar
where our separate stars collided hard
You on that stage
spotlight crave
lines you engraved
Me on the keys
chasing symphonies
debts unpaid
Locked eyes across the crowded room
felt the spark ignite
Shared a cheap coffee
talked `bout visions burning bright
City of Angels
promised land
where hopes take flight
We sketched blueprints on napkins
bathed in that neon light
Winter nights felt warm
yeah
passion was the fuel
Believed our melodies could bend the city`s cruel rules
Sidewalk tap dances
cheap wine romance
broke but free
Dreamin` big under the smoggy LA canopy
Thought we could juggle it all
ambition and the flame
Didn`t see the storm clouds gatherin`
callin` out our names...
City of Stars... or Love? Can`t hold `em both tight
Gotta chase the lightnin`
leave the moon in the night
Sacrifice the dancer for the stage taking flight?
City of Maybe
dimmin` our brightest light...
Yeah... Sacrifice...
Then the break came knockin`
your big shot
couldn`t wait
Rehearsals ate the hours
sealed our romantic fate
My gig outta town
a break I found
couldn`t pass
Missed your premiere night
heard the cheers through the glass (of my phone)
Silence grew thick where laughter used to reside
Compromise felt like a noose
tightenin` up inside
Your eyes on the prize
distant gaze
losin` warmth
My tune lost its heart
playin` just to feed the swarm
Arguments sparked like cheap fuse
quick and bright
‘Support my dream!’
‘Where’s us?’
Burnin` in the night
The map to our future started tearin` at the seams
Two rivers divergin`
drownin` out the shared dreams
The love that was anchor
started feelin` like a chain
Holdin` back the tidal wave of ambition’s sweet pain...
City of Stars... or Love? Can`t hold `em both tight
Gotta chase the lightnin`
leave the moon in the night
Sacrifice the dancer for the stage taking flight?
City of Maybe
dimmin` our brightest light...