You said we'd leave next year   Each year for thirteen years   Each year, it gets harder to hear   It's getting harder now just to stay in love      And now our roots grow deep   Beneath these barren streets   I have the darkest dreams   The city's pipes and wires   Went through our nerves and veins      And those nights, after a double shift, I feel it   The test plans you never dared to live   They used to light up your eyes   Those bulbs have long burned out      Let a tornado tear through   Let it tear straight through our roof   And let the rain pour in   I'll scream, "Babe, this is it!"   We'll leave the house in ruins   If we escape right now, we just might make it out      This city, this city's killing us   This city, this city's killing us   This city, this city's killing us   It's killing us   It's killing us      This city, this city's killing us   This city, this city's killing us   This city, this city's killing us   It's killing us   It's killing us   It's killing us