Mottorama is an electro-rock duo consisting of Alexandre Franco and Jean Ge… Read Full Bio ↴Mottorama is an electro-rock duo consisting of Alexandre Franco and Jean Gengnagel, based in the city of Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. They started in 2007 with the name "Prototype Number 5", then changed it to "Motto" and finally they decided for the actual name.

In August 2008 it was completed their first video, to the song "This or That". Also happened their so waited debut presentation, with very positive comments from the public and the media.

The songs are available at www.myspace.com/mottorama and the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ8EBWAf7gc

City Lights
Mottorama Lyrics

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You see, the city lights are shining
Are shining for me
You see the city eyes are watching
Are watching you see

You see the city lights are calling
Are calling me
You see the city lies I′m falling,

I'm falling for it

You see, the city signs are guiding
They guide me here
You see the city nights, I′m crawling
I'm crawling on my knees

You see the city lights are calling
Are calling me
You see the city lies I'm falling,
I′m falling for it

I′d really like to get there in the streets
Is there anybody there, besides
Mе, the night and these lights?
Thе city lights are dancing with you
And dancing with me
Until we forget who we are
Until we forget who we are
Until we forget...

I'd really like to get there in the streets
Is there anybody there, besides
Mе, the night and these lights?
Thе city lights are dancing with you
And dancing with me
Until we forget who we are

Until we forget who we are
Until we forget...

Overall Meaning

Mottorama's song "City Lights" is a song about the allure of the city, the way its lights and sights can both guide you and deceive you. The lyrics speak of the city lights shining and calling, and the way they can leave you crawling on your knees. The city is seen as a powerful force that can make you forget who you are while dancing with the lights until you are lost in the moment.

The song speaks to the tension between being drawn to the city and being aware of its dangerous illusions. The city is full of signs, calling you in, but it's also full of lies that can make you fall. The singer wants to get out into the streets, to see who else is there besides just themselves, the night and the lights. It's a song about the seductive power of the city, and the way it can both elevate and destroy you.

Line by Line Meaning

You see, the city lights are shining
The lights of the city are illuminating the surroundings

Are shining for me
I am fascinated by and drawn to the city lights

You see the city eyes are watching
The city seems to be observing and scrutinizing me

Are watching you see
Perhaps you don't notice it, but the city is intently watching you too

You see the city lights are calling
The lights of the city beckon me towards them

Are calling me
I feel a powerful urge to follow these captivating city lights

You see the city lies I'm falling,
Despite knowing that the city is not perfect, I am becoming more and more engulfed and seduced by it

I'm falling for it
I am becoming enchanted by the allure of the city

You see, the city signs are guiding
The signs throughout the city are directing and leading me towards a certain destination

They guide me here
Thanks to these guiding signs, I have ended up at this particular location

You see the city nights, I'm crawling
During the dark hours of the night, the city seems to draw me towards it like a magnet

I'm crawling on my knees
The influence of the city is so strong that I feel powerless to resist it

I'd really like to get there in the streets
I yearn to traverse the city streets and become immersed in its atmosphere

Is there anybody there, besides Mе, the night and these lights?
I am wondering if there are other people roaming the city at night, or if it is just me, the darkness, and the city lights

Thе city lights are dancing with you
The gyrating, twinkling lights of the city almost seem to be dancing in synchronization with me

And dancing with me
The pulsating lights of the city are engaging me in a mesmerizing and hypnotic dance

Until we forget who we are
The hypnotic effect of the glowing city lights can be so intense that it can cause us to lose sight of our own identities and become one with the surroundings

Until we forget who we are
The disorienting influence of the city lights can take us so far out of ourselves that we are no longer sure of who we are

Until we forget...
This cycle of getting lost in the city lights can repeat itself indefinitely

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