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New York

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[Verse 1]
No-one here in New York
Can do me like you do
Fill my bed with roses
We're smashing up the room
I flew out here for diamonds
And all I got was proof
That the only thing worth chasing, is you

[Chorus]
And when the lights go down on Broadway
And the taxi's hard to find
I'm cryin' on the Brooklyn Bridge, well no-one seems to mind
I'm sure that you've moved on by now and I shouldn't have called, I know
But no-one here in New York seems to care that I'm alone

[Verse 2]
Strangers on the subway
Will make you go insane
You smile in their direction
They look the other way
Girls in my hotel room
Say my accent's kinda cute
But no-one here in New York, is you

[Chorus]
And when the lights go down on Broadway
And the music starts to fade
I'm cryin' on the Brooklyn Bridge, as strangers look away
I'm sure that you've moved on by now and I shouldn't have called I know
But no-one here in New York seems to care that I'm
[Bridge]
Alone somewhere I don't like, eatin' stuff off motorbikes
Calling in a day, I'm calling you
And some drunks doing the fisticuffs reminds me of the two of us
Again

[Chorus]
And when the lights go down on Broadway
And a taxi's hard to find
I'm cryin' on the Brooklyn Bridge, well no-one seems to mind
I'm sure that you've moved on by now and I shouldn't have called, I know
But no-one here in New York seems to care that I'm alone

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This track was debuted as a solo acoustic track by Matt Healy alongside “All I Need To Hear* / Untitled” while supporting Phoebe Bridgers in Los Angeles on 22 October 2021. The pair notably worked together previously when Bridgers featured on The 1975’s track “Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America”, which they performed live together at the same gig.

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