The sky is bruised, a shade of oil and lead
I’m counting heartbeats in a stranger’s bed
The city breathing like a wounded beast
I’m the uninvited shadow at the feast
I see the hunger in the rearview glass
Waiting for the lightning bolt to pass.
[Pre-Chorus: Massive drum fills, choir begins to hum, vocals get louder]
Don’t look back, don’t look down!
The ghost of midnight’s wearing my crown!
The heat is rising, the walls are thin
I’M LETTING ALL THE WILDNESS IN!
[Chorus]
Feeding the fever with a silver spoon
Howling at the shadow of a paper moon!
I’m burning bridges just to feel the spark
A jagged diamond cutting through the dark!
(CUTTING THROUGH THE DARK!)
Like gasoline on a dying flame
I’m screaming out a forgotten name!
[Verse 2]
Staring down the barrel of a neon sun
The hunt is over but I’ve just begun
I’ve got the instinct of a wired machine
Living in the spaces in between.
[Bridge: Slows down to just piano, then a massive build-up with strings and timpani]
See these eyes? (SEE THESE EYES!)
They’re turning red…
The world is sleeping…
BUT I’M ALREADY DEAD!
ONE! TWO! THREE! GO!
Feeding the fever with a silver spoon!
Howling at the shadow of a paper moon!
I’m burning bridges just to feel the spark
A JAGGERED DIAMOND CUTTING THROUGH THE DARK!
STILL BURNING!
IN THE NEON!
(WITH GASOLINE!)