Story Behind The Song
When you're in a big city, there are times you feel very powerless, and then there's the times that you're with your friends, and you just feel like you own this place. This song is about the latter.
Song Description
High energy, empowering rock song about taking pride in your city
| Song Length |
3:12 |
Genre |
Rock - Hard Rock, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Tense, Irritated |
Subject |
Power, Pride |
| Similar Artists |
Fall Out Boy |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
The city lights are down
From the highway to the shore
It's time to take this town
and turn it into something more
There's a spirit in our lungs
and we've had it since we first began
It's enough to make 25 people
Feel like a marching band
Open your eyes, boy
Open your eyes, boy
But what am I supposed to see
when nothing is what it seems?
They never wanted you, boy
They never wanted you, boy
Sometimes I hate this scene
Are we all just leaving a dream?
Curtains rise, buildings shine
A light that you can't miss
Our stage will be the skyline
We don't have much, but we've got this
CHORUS
Raise the highway set the streetlights
Broke down, penniless
But we own this, we own this
We own this city
What do you want, is it something I've got?
I've got one chance coming, and it's gonna make you run or believe
Who will give us what we need
when need is all we have?
Failure is the theme
and all I want to do is scream
How do we get this started?
How do we get this started?
CHORUS
Voices like blood hit the pavement
and care not for the consequence
cuz we own this, we own this
We own this city
CHORUS