City of light

High-rise buildings Low cost apartments Financial district Industrial area Rows of blue collars Steelworkers' clink-clang Metal rhythm left and right This is the city, city of light Flicker Click on Click off Click on The faceless men The machines of the city 6 p.m. whistle Next the inner city Smiling grimey faces Tea at the local pub Low-cut dresses High-spirited workers Sizzling neon-lights, click on This is the city, city of light Flicker Click on Click off Click on The faceless men The machines of the city 2 a.m. binge Low-life slagheap Used up and burnt out Like a kick in the teeth Ramble, shamble on home Grime back in harness Metal rhythm left and right This is the city, city of light Flicker Click on Click off Click on The faceless men The machines of the city