The Gate Lyrics - Chemical City - Sam Roberts

Over land, I traveled time and space and quicksand 

And for sixty days I knew no other road 

And through the maelstrom, which turned in time with the kick drum 

I was swallowed and twisted and spit out on a coast 

And in this place there stands a gate that leads to the heart of the city 

And I've spent seven years and a sea of fears in this broken mirror of a city 

Listen to the streets there's a heartbeat missing in the city 

Sweet sunlight, I can see it in my mind's eye 

And I remember feeling alright 

And I saw black clouds and Turin shrouds and it smelled of a faded empire 

It's all concrete and steel, we're asleep at the wheel, and the mayor's just a gun for hire 

Listen to the streets there's a heartbeat missing in the city 

Listen to the sound there's a time bomb ticking in the city 

I've heard the song the morning sings 

Outside the gate is everything 

Let in the light! Let in the light! 

Streetwalker said to me she has no need for history 

She has the key she has the key 

Sweet sunlight, I can see it in my mind's eye 

Let in the light! Let in the light! 

Waking up from a dream where I was the stone and you were the stream 

Chemical City isn't all that you need 

But it's all that you're getting and they've hidden the key 

Listen to the streets there's a heartbeat missing in the city 

Listen to the sound there's a time bomb ticking in the city 

I said this place is an unnatural disaster 

And I'm a visitor here so I asked her: 

Where are the trees, where are the trees? 

And she said free yourself from history 

That is the key! That is the key! 

Sweet sunlight, I can see it in my mind's eye 

I see the light! I see the light! 

The gate is gone now, you better run 

Can you feel it? There's a heartbeat missing in the city 

When all the fat cats are hissing at your pity 

You better run, run run run