"Pick me up at the diner at dawn. I have to be out of here by tomorrow night." (who is he? who is this man without a friend or foe?) [Verse 1] He came in from the border With mud on his shoes No family, no I.d. Just a room and bruises He kept his eyes level Kept his hands in his coat Left a dollar bedside after he burned the proof [Pre-Chorus] No one saw him arrive No one knew what he knew Every face in the room Turned to ice when he moved He said, "Ask me nothing" And the air went thin Like a shadow with a secret flowing through the city [Chorus] Man from nowhere (his demeanor...) No name, no chain Man from nowhere (... debonair!) He disappears again (Man from nowhere) Black sea, cold rain (Man from nowhere) He leaves no trace, no name "Would you mind checking if any messages were left for me this morning?" (man. from. nowhere!) [Verse 2] He had blood on his collar on a ferry at dawn A scar by his knuckle And a watch that was gone He knew every backdoor Every code on the floor He could smile like a priest and vanish with out being traced. [Pre-Chorus] No one saw him arrive No one knew what he knew Every face in the room Turned to ice when he moved He said, "Ask me nothing" And the air went thin Like a heart with a secret And a blade hidden with ("yes, darling. I do love you. thank you for the keys to the Bentley.") [Chorus] Man from nowhere (for good or for bad) No name, no chain Man from nowhere (didn't stay too long) He disappears again (Man from nowhere) Black sea, cold rain (Man from nowhere) He leaves no trace, no name [Bridge] If you ask where he came from You get silence and smoke or he'll speak in any language. If you follow his path, It will split like his forked tongue. He was built to cross borders From airport to harbor, from tunnel to mountain corridor. by heli or private jet. No door locked for long. . (His demeanor.... debonair.) [Final Chorus] Man from nowhere No name, no chain Man from nowhere He disappears again (Man from nowhere) Black sea, cold rain (Man from nowhere) He leaves no trace, no name
