The Eiffel Tower built to quarter scalenThe freshest oxygen I'd ever inhalenI tapped a bottle against the safety rail, killing timennAnd you were like a walking complimentnTall in stature and exceptionally well-readnIn dummy glasses and a cardigannOh, come onnAnd oh so empty were the faces nOf the dealers and the waitresses all aroundnnYou said that all these things you've learned to ignorenThe hidden cameras on the casino floor nAnd what gets paid for behind hotel doorsnOh, come onnPretend every slot machine is a robot amputee waving hellonThe people stare into their eyes nAnd they feed them little bribes and then they gonnThe never-ending twilightnIn a basement where the sun has never spiltnYou said that you were lonely nThen we kissed like lonely people donnYou said this city has a beating heart nThat pushes people down the boulevardnThey're all hoping for a wish fulfilled nIn a desert for a dollar billnThose foolish dreams, you know they plague me stillnOh, come onnAnd oh so empty were the faces nOf the dealers and the waitresses all around