My city, without mercy, my city
But how sweet it is some evenings
Sometimes not, without mercy
It locks me in a room
Makes me feel alone
A city, without mercy, my city
I never fully know it
Too many doors, too many drawers
I can never find you
Tell me where you are

Now where do we go, what do we do, where do we go
We're always inside something
A car that goes or inside a tram
Never seeing the sky
And breathing smog

But-but-but look there, what the hell is he doing, just think
But how that idiot drives
Then look here, what time it already is
But who gave you the license
May a tooth of yours explode
To you

We're always in a hurry
Always agitated
You too
Even if you're licking ice cream
You have an angry look
My city, without mercy, my city
But how beautiful it is in the morning
When it lights up, when it wakes up
And the noises start again
Promises so many things

But tell me where it will be, it was here before
There's a black man asking for help
Where will this city be
It disappeared without mercy
My city has too many walls

But look at the civilization of my city
With a thousand bars on the windows
Security guards, armored doors
And a billion anti-theft devices
That are always ringing

Because
There are those who have too little
And those who are not satisfied
And there are
Those who have to shoot up
In a corner of pain
And there are
Those who need everything
They need a trick

Without mercy, my city
Lady, look at these beautiful houses
But no, I won't give it to you
I'm sorry, my lady
It's all for guests

But the city, without mercy, a city
Tells you it's not true
That there's no more poverty
Because it's all covered
By advertising

And there are those who have to work
Are forced to cheat
And there are
Those who to be able to screw you over
Have learned to study
And there are
Those who need a trick
They need everything
And there are
Those who need more love
Inside this prison

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