London Lyrics
Ben Howard

Lyrics
Oh, how i wish i could drag you down here,
Pull these feet far from the ground
Because this, this city ain't no friend of mine
Ain't no friend.
All I can do
Is just push on through,
The weariness and silences of such a crowded situation here.
All I can do
When every brick, every bar, every elegance i see, i see her face,
Is just push on, just push on through,
These embers of memories that float from the fire, from the fire of this place.
So don't give up on me now,
Oh these legs that'll walk me home.
Because it's only concrete and cars,
It's only sirens and missing stars,
It's only whiskey and disregard
In the smallest hours here, when i feel alone.
All I can do
when these lights, they haunt me like orchids in a graveyard,
Is just just push on, just push on through
These faces of dust and stone,
The dirt and bone of loss.
So don't give up on me now,
Oh these legs that'll walk me home.
Because it's only concrete and cars,
It's only sirens and missing stars,
It's only whiskey and disregard
In the smallest hours here, when i feel alone.
And I hope, Paris is as beautiful as i've been told
and that everything you do is galvanised in gold.
Song & Lyrics Facts
Ben Howard's "London" is a song from his debut album Every Kingdom released in 2011. The track was written by Ben Howard and produced by Chris Bond.
It features the English singer-songwriter's signature folk sound, with gentle acoustic guitars, piano and strings all accompanying his powerful voice. The lyrics of this melancholic love song tell the story of a man who has been away from home for too long and misses the woman he loves in London. The chorus goes: “Don't want to wait no more/I'm coming back to my London”. The single was well received by critics and fans alike and remains one of Howard's most popular songs.