Is this a citadel

is this a prison cell

who sits at my right hand now

who's watching me now

who's made us live this way

when do i get my say

automation turns us into

human beings now

tripping over faces

humanity has fallen

huddled into doorways

and the streets at dawn

the power of the sun

keeps us moving on

spinning ever faster

the city never sleeps

the echoes of the footfalls

already in the past

every dawn arrives

the gathering of the tribes

shattered waves of people

breaking over city walls

never out of touch

but always on your own

trapped inside the logic

of your own communication zone

what deals have been done

who's under the gun

stay one step ahead

of the next in line

the power of the sun

keeps us moving on

spinning ever faster

the city never sleeps

the echoes of the footfalls

already in the past

the cameras never lie

the ghost of you and i

already in the past

inside our own picture frame

we'll vanish once again

now the dawn is coming fast

the power of the sun

keeps us moving on

spinning ever faster

the city never sleeps

the echoes of the footfalls

already in the past