[Verse 1] Kerosene on the cobblestones, a river in the street I can feel the fever rising underneath my feet The iron tower is a torch, waiting for the spark To tear a hole through the middle of the dark We’re not here to talk, we’re not here to pray We’re here to wash the silhouette of the world away. [Verse 2] Strike a match on the shadow of a broken glass wall Watch the monuments stumble, watch the empire fall The air is thick with sulfur, the sky is turning red We’re dancing on the memories of everything you said In the labyrinth of alleys, in the furnace of the night We’re the only movement, we’re the only light. [Chorus] We set your city on fire... Burning in the velvet heat. We set your city on fire... Ash falling on the street. Yeah, it’s a beautiful ruin... And it’s all ours tonight. [Instrumental Interlude: Drums] [Instrumental Interlude: Bass] [Bridge] No more maps, no more gold No more lies that the statues told Can you smell the smoke? Can you feel the sting? We’re the end of every hollow thing! [Instrumental Interlude: Guitar] [Chorus] We set your city on fire... Burning in the velvet heat. We set your city on fire... Ash falling on the street. Yeah, it’s a beautiful ruin... And it’s all ours tonight. [Outro] Let it burn. The velvet riot... Is the only thing left.
