Zemirot
Zemirot or Z'mirot (Hebrew: זמירות) (Yiddish: Zmiros; Biblical Hebrew: Z'miroth; singular: zemer/z'mer) are Jewish hymns, usually sung in the Hebrew or Aramaic languages, but sometimes also in Yiddish or Ladino. The best known zemirot are those sung around the table during Shabbat and Jewish holidays. Some of the Sabbath zemirot are specific to certain times of the day, such as those sung for the Friday evening meal, the Saturday noon meal, and the third Sabbath meal just before sundown on Saturday afternoon. In some editions of the Jewish prayerbook (siddur), the words to these hymns are printed after the opening prayer (kiddush) for each meal. Other zemirot are more generic and can be sung at any meal or other sacred occasion.
The words to many zemirot are taken from poems written by various rabbis and sages during the Middle Ages. Others are anonymous folk songs that have been passed down from generation to generation. The words generally focus on the themes of the Sabbath or the specific holiday being celebrated.
City Lights
City lights in your eyes ‘til the morning rises
And swallows up your pride
Feel the alive, fell the fire this smoke is infectious
One dance left, pray you don’t get burnt
Sell your lies ‘til the nightmare defines you
And swallows up your life
To ignite to inspire, these foreign objectives
One more chance, pray you don’t get hurt
Oh my God we’re going down
City lights for a serenade
Shooting stars on your wedding day
Fall apart when I see your face
And run away, run away
Open eyes, fall apart when the morning rises
Lighting all your cracks
Take a call, someone old, when you coming home girl
One breath left, pray you make it last
Oh my God we’re going down
City lights for a serenade
Shooting stars on your wedding day
Fall apart when I see your face
And run away, run away
Go tell your lies
(go tell your lies)
I’m looking in your eyes
(in your eyes)
And I can see to my surprise, your light that used to
shine
Fades into City lights
(these city lights)
City lights for a serenade
Shooting stars on your wedding day
Fall apart when I see your face