I was left to my own devices

Many days fell away with nothing to show

And the walls kept tumbling down

In the city that we love

Great clouds roll over the hills

Bringing darkness from above

But if you close your eyes

Does it almost feel like

Nothing changed at all

And if you close your eyes

Does it almost feel like

You've been here before

How am I gonna be an optimist about this

How am I gonna be an optimist about this

We were caught up and lost in all of our vices

In your pose as the dust settles around us

And the walls kept tumbling down

In the city that we love

Great clouds roll over the hills

Bringing darkness from above

But if you close your eyes

Does it almost feel like

Nothing changed at all

And if you close your eyes

Does it almost feel like

You've been here before

How am I gonna be an optimist about this

How am I gonna be an optimist about this

Oh where do we begin

The rubble or our sins

Oh where do we begin

The rubble or our sins

And the walls kept tumbling down

In the city that we love

Great clouds roll over the hills

Bringing darkness from above

But if you close your eyes

Does it almost feel like

Nothing changed at all

And if you close your eyes

Does it almost feel like

You've been here before

How am I gonna be an optimist about this

How am I gonna be an optimist about this

If you close your eyes does it almost feel like nothing changed at all