This is how empires fall, breaking down all the walls We stand up and shout all for one and one for all Now the monuments fall, overshadowing us all We stand up and shout naught for none and naught for all So come and run away with me And leave this life behind (leave it behind) So come and run away with me The grass is greener on the other side (on the other side) No one wants to admit it (admit it) So they just let it bottle up inside S.O.S we’re in distress and I can’t run in heels You better run, you better hide Get on this or live with fish, I’m welling up with feels You better run, you better hide This is how empires fall, breaking down all the walls We stand up and shout all for one and one for all Now monuments fall, overshadowing us all We stand up and shout naught for none and naught for all Naught for all (naught) Naught for all (naught) Naught for all (naught) What will be left when the empire you’ve built starts to crumble All your monuments will fade to myth and fall So much left unsaid ‘cus these thoughts in my head are just implanted All these memories are lies that you’ve been fed When every day around you starts to look the same Do you try to break the pattern or just pass the blame What a mess, oh yes, oh yes It’s time for you to kneel Cus i know best you keep your cards to your chest And now I’m king for real This is not a game It is not charades Get down and kneel This is how empires fall, breaking down all the walls We stand up and shout all for one and one for all Now monuments fall, overshadowing us all We stand up and shout naught for none and naught for all Empires fall Breaking down all the walls We stand up and shout all for one and one for all Now monuments fall, overshadowing us all We stand up and shout naught for none and naught for all

Hear the echo of my beating heart Hear the echo of my Beneath your feet you feel the earth rise Giving way to this sun drenched paradise And what if the sky decides that it wants to fall It’s hailing down outside our bedroom window Hear the echo of my beating heart Hear the echo of my beating heart You shatter on the ground like a porcelain doll I’m picking up the pieces again to try and make you whole Until you can hear the echo of my beating heart Deafening sits the silence when it stops And now we’ve found that we’ve become Homesick in our own beds One day I want to feel the sun on my skin Instead of refracted through the glass That keeps me inside my own head You should move your eyes To the horizon instead You shatter on the ground like a porcelain doll I’m picking up the pieces again to try and make you whole Until you can hear the echo of my beating heart Deafening sits the silence when it stops When it stops The devil plays coy better than anyone I know I made him a deal, my sickness for my soul Yet still I lay in bed all day hoping it goes away Hear the echo Hear the echo of my beating heart Deafening sits the silence when it stops Hear the echo of my beating heart Deafening sits the silence when it stops

Mrs. Robot Speak up, i'm listening Can you teach me to love No, you better not be flirting You say no, but Wake up, you’re just dreaming Being friends is a start Hey, you better not be hurting Your feelings are unworthy Let’s get dirty online Don’t call the FBI Me love you long time Welcome to the robot orgy Lets screw our brains out Lets make some metal babies On the conveyor belt We say oh good lordy They'll destroy the world When they grow up and out I’m a big boy now, got a hairy chest Grow up and out I can take care of myself Grow up and out But I still nurse a bottle to get nutrients Grow up and out Give me that good shit from the top shelf That shit is whack Heard you talking smack Out of sight, we've gone off track On the attack To take our city back That shit is tight Take one more crack It’s an uphill battle, now that you treat us like cattle I'm remembering those sexy stats Get in the goddamn saddle, it’s a war of baby robo rattles Baby just hold on, hold on Don't let go There's more on, more on The other side, you don't know Don't know that NASA never took me in Because I'm empty But I'm not made of tin Long gone are the days of human mistakes Now everything is cyclical, cynical And everyone is absolutely miserable Long gone are they days, we could have escaped Now everything is visual, consciousness is digital It's getting hard to find Something that's physical It'd be a miracle if it learned to love me Something intelligent and at the pinnacle Of all machinery Assume control Pretend, don’t know Take part, don’t show That you’re a program wearing clothes That shit is whack Heard you talking smack Out of sight, we've gone off track On the attack To take our city back That shit is tight Take one more crack It’s an uphill battle, now that you treat us like cattle I'm remembering those sexy stats Get in the goddamn saddles, it’s a war of baby robo rattles Baby just hold on, hold on Don't let go There's more on, more on The other side, you don't know Don't know that NASA never took me in Because I'm empty Mrs. Robot, can you teach me to love You say no, but being friends is a start

We burnt out our eyes Staring at the sunlight And with that fire in your eyes Oh darling, you just might become a shooting star Why do we idolize those beautiful lies From your silver tongue Fading off into the night Got a spark that won't ignite Give it up, because you're done A vain and greedy parasite of melancholy appetite Who feeds off all we love Falling further out of sight, my vision's turning white There's no more time The universe has cast me aside No place for you to run and hide This feeling eats away at you, that you've run out of time No stage for you to play your show The audience won't wait for you, so just let the cameras roll Damned if the weight of the world isn't yours alone With no place to make ourselves at home No place at all No place to run at all No place to run at all And with that fire in your eyes Oh darling, you just might become a shooting star Why do we idolize those beautiful lies From your silver tongue And every morning we arrive dressed in our monkey-suits and ties Like the world is a zoo by design And at night we contemplate what got us into this state of mind In the first place Why can't you see the signs Why do we refuse to read between the lines That's how we learn to survive Why don't we just let loose and let the magic fill our minds No place for you to run and hide This feeling eats away at you, that you've run out of time No stage for you to play your show The audience won't wait for you, so just let the cameras roll Damned if the weight of the world isn't yours alone With no place to make ourselves at home No place at all It pays for you to run and hide This feeling eats away at you, that you've run out of time No stage for you to put on a show and tell everyone that you know That the weight of the world is yours alone With no place to run and hide No, none at all At all

Tell me that you can make me real Tell me that I’ll finally feel The world around me Tell me who can make me real Tell me who can make me feel again The world around me Tell me who can make me real Tell me who can make me feel again When the world’s against me Kick it, lick it and let’s do some math Get under the blanket and we’ll do something crass Miss it, kiss it, let’s draw up some graphs And science this bitch to find what’s up your ass Oh, aren't you a charmer You talk to me that way Your filthy mouth’s your armor That’s why I cut you out of my life, but you come back every time And like a cancer your spread, you sink in your teeth And we hop back in bed I cut you out of my life, but you come back every time This was the last time, you said I’m fucked in the head, I leave every time So when will I learn to be careful with my love Before you steal it from above When will I, when will I Learn to take you as come before what’s said can’t be undone Yeah, you lie Yeah, you lie Take it, naked, split me in half Fake it ‘til you make it, you could own a giraffe Bake it, cake it, then smoke what is left It’s all going bad but hey, you fucked a giraffe Tell me who can make me real Tell me who can make me feel again The world around me Tell me who can make me real Tell me who can make me feel again When the world’s against me Oh, aren't you a charmer You talk to me that way Your filthy mouth’s your armor Oh, well I I cut you out of my life, but you come back every time And like a cancer your spread, you sink in your teeth And we hop back in bed I cut you out of my life, but you come back every time This was the last time, you said I’m fucked in the head But you still want to be mine You still want to be mine After all that we’ve been through tonight, oh There’s no coming out alive

It’s 1975 and so damn hot outside You need something to cool down, but nothing’s around All the shops and stores are closed, so now most people know They’ll only find refreshment from a tap or garden hose So I went out to my back-yard Picked up a couple lemons, it wasn’t that hard Now to quench their thirst, but I gotta’ make a stand quickly first Gotta’ make a stand quickly first Now everyone is lining up to get a taste Of this lemonade my mother used to make Sweet then sour With a pinch of poison powder Panic louder, you’ll all be dead within the hour Sweeter than sour With a kick that’ll make you cower Their smiles dower Do I regret it? No, gotta’ save my mother She says I know this is tough, but we don’t have enough The meds are slowly dwindling away She says son, in you I trust and go on you must To sell your awful lemonade Just earn enough then run to the corner store Before they catch on and it’s all been for naught Just hurry up and call the doctor at the door Then pay for my meds so I can get out of bed Sweet then sour With a pinch of poison powder Panic louder, you’ll all be dead within the hour Sweeter than sour With a kick that’ll make you cower Their smiles dower Do I regret it? No, gotta’ save my mother So I run, I run, I run home faster than Any, any, anything you can imagine But now they’re waking up, up, up And they want their money back So you’d better run fast I’m not sorry that I had to knock you out And take all your money just to help my mother out Sweet then sour With a pinch of poison powder Panic louder, you’ll all be dead within the hour Sweeter than sour With a kick that’ll make you cower Their smiles dower Do I regret it? No, gotta’ save my mother

Officer KD6-3.7, let’s begin Ready? Recite your baseline Why does my own identity feel like a fleeting memory I think I might be someone else, interlinked within my cells In blood black nothingness began to spin A system of cells interlinked within cells, interlinked within cells Interlinked within one stem Dreadfully distinct against the dark In blood black nothingness began to spin A system of cells interlinked within one stem Dreadfully distinct against the dark A tall white fountain played What’s it like to hold the hand of someone you love Interlinked Cells interlinked Cells interlinked Cells interlinked Cells interlinked Cells (cells) Have you ever been in an institution (cells) Do they keep you in a cell (cells) When you’re not performing your duties do they keep you in a little box Cells You tried to play god Copied all humanity and called us frauds Society will laud those who hunt us down without remorse Bleeding out on stone, my blood is so cold The answer I know shall be lost under the snow Recite your baseline In blood black nothingness began to spin A system of cells interlinked within one stem Dreadfully distinct against the dark A tall white fountain played What’s it like to hold the hand of someone you love Interlinked Cells interlinked Cells interlinked Cells interlinked Cells interlinked What’s it like to hold the hand of someone you love, interlinked (interlinked) Do they teach you how to feel, finger to finger, interlinked (interlinked) Do you long for having your heart interlinked, interlinked (interlinked) Do you dream about being interlinked (interlinked) What’s it like to hold your child in your arms (interlinked) Do you feel like there’s a part of you that’s missing (interlinked) Within cells interlinked (within cells interlinked) Why didn’t you say that three times, within cells interlinked Within cells interlinked Within cells interlinked Within cells interlinked We’re done

Save me before I fall in the well and drown Where the rich become poor In the greedy nature of this town At first we thought we couldn't stop sinking To your level down in hell How wrong we were, we all play the victim To get what we wish from the well These cold streets, they surround me Every corner a dead end mocking me Direction has deserted me Don't fight the pull of reality It will drown you in insanity Instead let go of your vanity And you will see your mortality 'Cus I know you feel it in your bones The aches and the pains of getting old If you hold up a mirror to the world, good luck All you'll find are pessimistic, narcissistic good-for-nothings Who need a buck I'm starting to think it'd be better to be nihilistic And not give a fuck Save me before I fall in the well and drown Save me before I fall in the well and drown Where the rich become poor In the greedy nature of this town Looks like you've sold all of our belongings at auction But I could not tell We always had whatever's next to nothing But at least nothing's something you can't sell These cold streets, they surround me Every corner a dead end mocking me These cold streets These cold streets, they surround me Every corner a dead end mocking me Direction has deserted me Don't fight the pull of reality It will drown you in insanity Instead let go of your vanity And you will see your mortality These cold streets, they surround me Every corner a dead end mocking me Direction has deserted me Direction has deserted me

Damn, you lookin’ fine When did the stars align I need some more An oddity of space and time I bleed black and white Is that irregular Take my word as gospel Don’t believe in what they say Take my word as gospel Don’t believe in what they say Take my word as gospel Sell your soul the old fashioned way Hey pretty lady, are you devout The church of groove is quickly selling out Dance with me baby, let’s spin around The church of groove will seat you now We got jelly on the brain, all acting the same And dada da da, dada da da, don’t we look insane We all go against the grain, we know it’s a pain So lada da da, lada da da, let us complain About our lives some more Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, por favor Da da dada da Take my word as gospel Don’t believe in what they say Take my word as gospel Sell your soul the old fashioned way Hey pretty lady, are you devout The church of groove is quickly selling out Dance with me baby, let’s spin around The church of groove will seat you now We got mellow in our veins, with eyes always glazed And dada da da, dada da da, that is not a phase We’re still stuck in our ways, on our holy crusade To lada da da, lada da da, lay siege to the dance floor Moving like a king and queen on a chess board In a world of their own, but their souls have been hired out on loan Hired out on loan Hired out on loan No doubt that I feel the weight Of all that you have given me But I hold you accountable For destroying everything that’s beautiful Take my word as gospel, babe Don’t believe a thing they say Take my word as gospel Don’t believe in what they say Take my word as gospel Sell your soul the old fashioned way Hey pretty lady, are you devout The church of groove is quickly selling out Dance with me baby, let’s spin around The church of groove will seat you now Damn, you lookin’ fine When did the stars align I need some more And now your faith is in retrograde You sell your soul, sell your soul Sell your soul the old fashioned way God damn I fucking hate cursing your, cursing your Cursing your name in vain When I dance I feel no pain The church of groove takes it all away

Backwards and forwards, we go ‘round and ‘round Our cyclical nature, unnaturally wound The sun will come up and the moon will go down Repeat and repeat until we’re in the ground Forwards and backwards and ‘round we go ‘round This cynical attitude floods and we drown Need some variation and I need it now A change of scenery away from this town Upwards and downwards, the streets all compound Metropolis alleys that peak and resound Cries reverberate, words regurgitate from the media’s mouth Let's not act so doom and gloom Let’s address all the elephants in the room Let’s not act so pitiful when they’re painted in pink And look so beautiful Like ebony and ivory, we agree to disagree Like the ebb and flow of a strong storm coming home Please leave me be But with your cosmic breath, I feel you whisper so eloquently Like a parting gift from miss eternity as she walks away One, two, three, four Sweetheart, look north (Look north) We can watch the sun go down (Go down) Broaden our horizons, then burn ‘em to the ground For what it’s worth (What it’s worth) We never play around (Play around) We meant what we said We’ll burn it to the ground I don’t know what is real, how to think or how to feel Am I lost in my design? Artificial but I’m real, plastic skin but it won’t peel Can I live a normal life? I don’t know what’s happening Ground is shaking under me My blood is boiling I don’t feel a single thing Now I’m numb to everything I’m evolving Backwards and forwards, we go ‘round and ‘round Our cyclical nature, unnaturally wound The sun will come up and the moon will go down Repeat and repeat until we’re in the ground Forwards and backwards and ‘round we go ‘round This cynical attitude floods and we drown Need some variation and I need it now A change of scenery away from this town You better not act up or play the fool ‘Cus this city’s just become one big swimming pool You’d better hold me close and never let go Come on in, the water’s fine Let’s just go with the flow Do you feel in control Dive in real slow Sweetheart look north, we can watch the sun go down Broaden our horizons, then burn ‘em to the ground Sweetheart, go north (Go north) We can watch the moon come out (Come out) Braving new horizons will assuage all the doubt For what it’s worth (What it’s worth) We have burnt the city down (Burnt it down) Now all that was lost can never be found I don’t know what is real, how to think or how to feel Am I lost in my design Artificial but I’m real, plastic skin but it won’t peel Can I live a normal life I don’t know what’s happening Ground is shaking under me My blood is boiling I don’t feel a single thing Now I’m numb to everything I’m evolving

Time after time, you close your autonomic eyes We’re guilty of dreaming, just wishful thinking For a nuclear family and wife Time after time, we believe their chemical lies Dissolved by the feeling, on the surface I’m peeling It all comes to light Well hey now, listen to this You tripped and you fell right into my magic spell Hey now, listen to this, I’ve been hypnotized as well Only a true love's kiss can wake me from this hell Oh, say it ain’t so Give me one good reason to let it go, no no no We’re gonna make a break for it and tell them all we know Darling, let’s move slow Let’s make the most of our time before we need to go (no no no) We’re gonna make a break for it and tell them all we know Taking back control From the ones who say you’re never going home (going home) Yeah, I know it’s sad but that’s how the story goes You close your autonomic eyes We’re guilty of dreaming, just wishful thinking For a nuclear family and wife Time after time, we believe their chemical lies Dissolved by the feeling, on the surface I’m peeling It all comes to light In a city so dark and dim, we’ll remind them how to glow Wind me up and watch me go, go They say imitation is the humblest form of flattery But not when your clones are powered by batteries Do as I say and not as I do, ‘cus I plan to see this through Oh, say it ain’t so Give me one good reason to let it go, no no no We’re gonna make a break for it and tell them all we know Darling, let’s move slow Let’s make the most of our time before we need to go (no no no) We’re gonna make a break for it and tell them all we know Taking back control From the ones who say you’re never going home (going home) Yeah, I know it’s sad but that’s how the story goes

It all started on a warm summer's night A dream I’ve had since I was nine Getting lost in a sea of lights It all ended on a cold summer night When we were just hitting our stride But we didn’t realise That the magic was gone Where did we go wrong I haven’t felt it in so long In so long I heard a car crash outside my window They say the driver’s now a wanted criminal for hit and run Can’t stop looking at this car crash outside my window They say the other driver’s now a widow It’s hit and run Hit and run So every night we’ll drown our woes together under neon lights Till the bar runs dry and we get in our cars awaiting all the warning signs That were right in front of our eyes, ignoring every red light Until the road swiftly turned, it boggled our minds And the car went spinning on its side With caution now to the wind We find a way to start again We changed our names, our faces, our hair Just to avoid the electric chair The magic was gone Where did we go wrong I haven’t felt it in so long I heard a car crash outside my window They say the driver’s now a wanted criminal for hit and run Can’t stop looking at this car crash outside my window They say the other driver’s now a widow It’s hit and run Hit and run I’m awoken by a car crash outside my window They say the driver took off on foot, though It’s hit and run Hit and run

Wait, you gotta put your life preserver on Else the waves will drown you just for fun Wait, you gotta put your life preserver on We’re getting swept away (Swept away) By a tidal wave (By a tidal wave) Waking up on a beach so far away (So far away) Better watch out for those harmful U.V. rays They can burn your body from outer space Drink sunblock from the bottle ‘cus I love the taste But I’ve got not skin anyway The sun will shine again on you and I, my friend But the waves are crashing down and the water’s up to my head We’re getting swept away by a tidal wave Waking up on a distant shore, feeling like I’ve been here before Counting the days so we all can say We’ll bear witness to the breaking dawn, I feel the heat coming on Better get used to the taste of lemonade We bottle and sell ideas in retrograde Better off sweet than sour with a headache That’s the attitude, now learn to swim for god sake No, it’ll never stop, you inhale, exhale, then you drop No, it’ll never stop, you inhale, exhale, then you drop Baby, your eyes are bluer than the seven seas Took me by surprise, now I’m sinking deeper endlessly Drowning in style, but I’m losing my breath and getting further away from shore It’s been a while since I’ve seen the ocean floor We’re getting swept away by a tidal wave Waking up on a distant shore, feeling like I’ve been here before Counting the days so we all can say We’ll bear witness to the breaking dawn, I feel the warmth coming on

I’m here on the ground waiting for you Let’s go back in time and do what we always said we’d do I’m here on the ground waiting for you Let’s go back in time and do what we always said we’d do I’m here on the ground waiting for you I'm here on the ground and I'm just waiting for you 'Cus no matter what I say or do I can't change your point of view Let's agree to disagree, it's nothing new Have you found your paradise Your ideal moment in time It's somewhere deep inside Don’t you dare blink or think twice We’ve just gotta hit rewind We can’t go back this time But the day never comes So we’re left wondering When we’ll see the sun When we’ll see the sun Now all of the rain has come and gone I think that the storm will pass on But still the clouds grow dark around me Sinking in a sea made of cities I'm here on the ground and I'm just waiting for you 'Cus I can't change your point of view Have you found your paradise Your ideal moment in time It's somewhere deep inside Don’t you dare blink or think twice We’ve just gotta hit rewind So let’s just hit rewind Cus every time that I close my eyes I wish that I could set things right So we live under the bright street lights And in the neon glow we feel at home While those up high feel so damn low Future and past collide and collapse ‘Cus time doesn’t matter at all The metropolis stands, we’re at our wits ends Waiting for it to fall Waiting for it to fall Let’s go back in time and erase it all (erase it all) Let’s go back in time and erase it all I’m here on the ground waiting for you Let’s go back in time and do what we always said we’d do Let’s go back in time and erase it all (I’m here on the ground waiting for you) Let’s go back in time and erase it all (Let’s go back in time and do what we always said we’d do)