The neon lights they seem so empty The rain feels cold and shapes are dim I never thought the dark could be so light An unknown quality I hear her beating heart And I feel Every street seems so forgotten And everyone's a stranger here I sense her beating and I feel a strange desire So fragile Big city sleeps her hungry arms surround me I hear the metro hum and wait until the morning comes Big city sleeps I pass salon del prado I see the oaken shelves And on the bar's an empty glass Another day, another city Where people say life's happening here It must be time to get some sleep now Cause I feel tired but so alive Big city sleeps her hungry arms surround me I hear the metro hum and wait until the morning comes So fragile Big city sleeps her hungry arms surround me I hear the metro hum and wait until the morning comes Big city sleeps I pass salon del prado I see the oaken shelves And on the bar's an empty glass