Ruby glass on the block Sweet talk sold by the shop Incense hangs in the heat You can taste it on your teeth Behind the pane, calm faces But I know what that place is Corners crawl with hungry hands Ready to take what they can Hear that? the floorboards talk Hear that? the alley walks Evelina keeps her grin Reads your face, lets you in One word and the room bends One glance and the lie ends Ruby Storefront District Ruby Storefront District Red glass, cold trick Ruby Storefront District (Back up) Ruby Storefront District (Back up) Ruby Storefront District Evelina runs the line Owns the dusk and the sign Quiet voice, iron spine Knows who’s broke and who’s armed Names traded in the dark Whispers travel city-blocks She buys peace by the hour With a smile and a power Hear that? the floorboards talk Hear that? the alley walks Evelina keeps her grin Reads your face, lets you in One word and the room bends One glance and the lie ends Ruby Storefront District Ruby Storefront District Red glass, cold trick Ruby Storefront District (Back up) Ruby Storefront District (Back up) Ruby Storefront District Take one step, you feel the net Take one step, you’re in debt She don’t shout, she don’t chase She just moves the whole place (Run) from the smile (Run) from the file (Shh) every block (Tell me) who you thought Ruby Storefront District Ruby Storefront District Red glass, cold trick Ruby Storefront District (Back up) Ruby Storefront District (Back up) Ruby Storefront District
