[Verse 1] Ain’t no movie frame Ain’t no hero glare Just a floorboard creak And a scared-man stare Empty pop-top rain Trash bag by the door One more lie to tell Then I’m back for more Got a bruise-blue dawn And a shaking hand Pulled by a ghost so hard I can’t always stand Small white lines of fear On a cheap motel sink Every breath I take Makes the whole room think [Pre-Chorus] And the night gets thin When the skin goes cold One more little choice Then the story folds I can feel that edge In the back of my throat If I call for help Will it still be close [Chorus] Shoot ’Em Up Bang! Bang! That’s the silent kind Shoot ’Em Up Bang! Bang! In a needle line No camera flash No cowboy stance Just a body on the floor And a second chance Shoot ’Em Up Bang! Bang! Hear the quiet hit Shoot ’Em Up Bang! Bang! One more inch of it Ain’t the big loud war They put on the screen It’s the smallest pin That can end a dream [Verse 2] Stole from my brother’s coat Sold my watch for cash Swore I’d quit that week Same week, back to ash A girl called twice last night I let it go to black Couldn’t face her voice Or the life I lack Blue slip on the tongue Then the room went white Paramedics’ gloves And a siren bite I woke up mad at God And mad at me Counted every scar Like a rosary Still I chase that ghost Like it owes me more Every step I take Leads back to that door [Bridge] One breath Then none One lie Then done Cold tiles Hot shame Same hand Same name [Chorus] Shoot ’Em Up Bang! Bang! That’s the silent kind Shoot ’Em Up Bang! Bang! In a needle line No camera flash No cowboy stance Just a body on the floor And a second chance Shoot ’Em Up Bang! Bang! Hear the quiet hit Shoot ’Em Up Bang! Bang! One more inch of it Ain’t the big loud war They put on the screen It’s the smallest pin That can end a dream [Outro] So if you hear me now Don’t call it fate Call it one more night At the wrong damn gate Shoot ’Em Up Bang! Bang! Shoot ’Em Up Bang! Bang!
