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Paris (UK: /ˈpærɪs/ PARR-iss; US: i/ˈpɛərɪs/ PAIR-iss; French: [paʁi]) is the capital and most populous city of France. Situated on the Seine River, in the north of the country, it is in the centre of the Île-de-France region, also known as the région parisienne, "Paris Region". The City of Paris has an area of 105 km² (41 mi²) and a population of 2,241,346 (2014 estimate) within its administrative borders essentially unchanged since 1860.
Since the 19th century, the built-up area of Paris has grown far beyond its administrative borders; together with its suburbs, the whole agglomeration has a population of 10,550,350 (Jan. 2012 census).Paris' metropolitan area spans most of the Paris region and has a population of 12,341,418 (Jan. 2012 census), or one-fifth of the population of France. The administrative region covers 12,012 km² (4,638 mi²), with approximately 12 million inhabitants as of 2014, and has its own regional council and president.
Paris was founded in the 3rd century BC by a Celtic people called the Parisii, who gave the city its name. By the 12th century, Paris was the largest city in the western world, a prosperous trading centre, and the home of the University of Paris, one of the first in Europe. In the 18th century, it was the centre stage for the French Revolution, and became an important centre of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, a position it still retains today.
Just lay your eyes on
The night
Don't you stay there
Don't you
Seems like the world is
The same
Right just as before
Why don't we step out
Of line
Let's just have a
Good time
Forget about the
To do's
And open the doors
This time
You should take me away
To a new place
Where we just might
Keep the night on the sky
This time
We'll be crossing the lines
Turn you somewhere new
Let's do it this time
This time, This time
We keep on hitting
The road
No excuses
No roots
We still are shown from
The moon
And don't you say no
We stop at nothing
At all
Take a chance now
Right now
'Cause now I'm losing
Control
I'm ready to go
This time
You should take me away
To a new place
Where we just might
Keep the night on the sky
This time
We'll be crossing the lines
Turn you somewhere new
Let's do it this time
This time
This time
This time
Ohh this time
To the night on the sky
Just lay your eyes on
The night
Don't you stay there
Don't you
Seems like the world is
The same
Right just has before
We stop at nothing
At all
Take a chance now
Right now
'Cause now I'm losing
Control
I'm ready to go
This time
You should take me away
To a new place
Where we just might
Keep the night on the sky
This time
We'll be crossing the lines
Turn you somewhere new
Let's do it this time
This time
This time
You should take me away
This time