Sometimes I just lay back and float away-ay
I spoke to Serene who wears the purple trousers
Xylophone, kaleidoscoping, so spontaneous (Xylophoning away, Xylophoning away)
I tell you she's just great (Xylophoning away)
I live in a house by the roadside
And the cars pass by every day
I get so stir-crazy
And it's so frustrating
What's it about?
We're stuck in a landslide, and it's passing you by
So go approach a total stranger
Ask them, "Tell me something interesting"

Ride my bike right through this city maze
The sax is in the city and Vesuvius is waking from its dormant phase
Let loose an eruption

Well there's tins and cans and mums and prams and fags and rags and suits and ties and stripes and spots
Uh, tell me where you come from
And that man who wears fluorescent jacket sees you everyday holding your lollipop
Tell me all your secrets

And I'm curious of your lives, I'm eavesdropping, fine
I know it's not right, but how can I
The fire engine's screaming, the rest of us are dreaming
The cars their horns are beeping, the city's never sleeping
Stop me at the red light
Stop me at the red light
Stop me at the red light
Stop me at the red light
At the red light, stop me at the red light
The city's never sleeping

All these people stuck inside their daily daze
Uh, tell me what you're thinking
Headlights, no light besides the city haze
The city's exploded, the people have died
Half-price double-glazing on all of your eyes
Get off your device and concentrate
The car's about to hit you!

The fire engine's screaming, the rest of us are dreaming
The cars their horns are beeping, the city's never sleeping
(Stop me at the red light)
(Stop me at the red light)
(Stop me at the red light)
(Stop me at the red light)

Fire engines screaming, the rest of us are dreaming
The cars their horns are beeping, the city's never sleeping