"The City By The Sound"
[Verse 1]
Neon reflects off rain-slicked streets
While ferries cut through evening mist
Coffee steam rises up like spirits
Into a steel and glassy sky
We are the children of the Sound
Born between the mountains and the shore
[Chorus]
We rise like the Space Needle
…piercing the clouds
Breaking through a steel-grey sky
Rust in our veins…
…but thunder in our hearts
This is our city…
…the city by the Sound
This is our city…
… the city by the Sound
[Verse 2]
Pike Place echoes with ancient voices
Market stalls overflow with stories untold
Beneath the underground city
Secrets sleep in stone
While seaplanes paint silver trails
Across pewter skies
[Chorus]
We rise like the Space Needle
…piercing the clouds
Breaking through a steel-grey sky
Rust in our veins…
…but thunder in our hearts
This is our city…
…the city by the Sound
This is our city…
… the city by the Sound
[Bridge: builds tension]
From Mount Rainier to the Olympic peaks
Giants watching over everything we've built
Every raindrop carries promises
Every wave along the shore
…brings change
(We are the change)
[Verse 3]
Homeless hopes under viaducts
Mix with startup millionaires
All drinking from the same cup
All breathing this misty air
While evergreens stand sentinel
Over gutters and hills
[Verse 4]
Tech empires rise from lumber yards
Grunge ghosts haunt Pioneer Square
We're building futures in coffee shops
Coaxing dreams and money from thin air
We are evolving, a city that never sleeps
Sleepless in Seattle…
…with rain-soaked streets.
[Chorus]
We rise like the Space Needle
…piercing the clouds
Breaking through a steel-grey sky
Rust in our veins…
…but thunder in our hearts
This is our city…
…the city by the Sound
This is our city…
… the city by the Sound
[Outro: Fade to atmospheric instrumental]
Rain keeps falling
We keep rising
Rain keeps falling
We keep rising...
