[Intro - radio static, drone whine, instrumental only] [Verse 1 - sung, melodic] Datachip taped against my ribs Seven floors of ice behind me Sirens on the Gulf wind rising Red lasers crawling up the rooftops Kestrel-Tan wants me breathing no more Armored trucks on I-45 Neon bleeding over Montrose Slipping down where the dead signals glow [Pre-Chorus - sung] Little eyes in the dark, they're my wings Scouting ten blocks ahead of the sting Heat on my back and the clock's counting down One wrong turn and I'm done in this town [Chorus - sung, big and anthemic] Run, run, run through the Houston night Paydata burning, I'm out of sight Pull the wire, kill the light They'll never take me alive tonight Run, run, run till the bayou breaks Every drone a heartbeat, every block a stake Chrome and thunder, wire and flame Gone before they learn my name [Verse 2 - sung, melodic] Scout drone circling over the Heights Rain on tin, six hunters waiting Through the Third Ward, hands wave me left Kids on the stoops know the corporate boots Fifth Ward garage, oil and steel Swap the plates, swap the jacket Buffalo Bayou black beneath me Counting seconds, one more breath [Pre-Chorus - sung] Drone two's down, static in my ear Rotor wash screaming, they're breathing near Flash-bangs, tear gas, bullets like hail Burn the trail [Chorus - sung, big and anthemic] Run, run, run through the Houston night Paydata burning, I'm out of sight Pull the wire, kill the light They'll never take me alive tonight Run, run, run till the bayou breaks Every drone a heartbeat, every block a stake Chrome and thunder, wire and flame Gone before they learn my name [Bridge - half-time, bass drops out, sung softly] Sunrise on the Ship Channel, refinery flares I can hear their engines, I can feel the stares One drone left and one chance to show Dead man's route where the old rails go [Final Chorus - sung, full power] Run, run, run through the Houston dawn Paydata burning, the night is gone Cut the feed, kill the light They'll never find me, not tonight Run, run, run till the city falls Every drone a heartbeat, every siren calls Chrome and thunder, wire and flame Gone before they learn my name [Outro - sung softly, fading static, one low bass pulse] Chip's in the courier's hand Houston's burning behind me Ghost in the wire, ghost in the land Nobody left to find me