Cul De Sac

[Intro] [DJ Scratching] (At some point in your childhood, you and your friends went outside to play together for the last time and nobody knew it ) [DJ Scratching] [Verse 1] Tuesday, maybe Wednesday, the calendar was blank Just scraped knees and sitting on the river bank Chain-link fences vibrating in the wind Sugar rush crashing, waiting for the end to begin The asphalt was sticky, trapped the summer heat Sneakers worn thin, dragging heavy on the street "See you tomorrow," yeah, that’s what we said A casual lie living inside of the head [hook] Went inside for dinner, washed the dirt from the hands Unaware that we just cancelled all the future plans. [Chorus] The streetlights started buzzing We kicked the ball against the wall The streetlights started buzzing Nobody heard the final call The streetlights started buzzing Watching the kingdom start to fall The streetlights started buzzing And that was it, we lost it all [Verse 2] It wasn't an explosion, no siren in the air Just a slow drift, vacancy in the stare Video cables tangled, plugging in the screen Trading fresh oxygen for a digital machine The rusty swing set squeaking, ghost in the seat Silence took the corner, silence took the beat Now I drive past, see the empty strip of grey Wondering which second was the precise distinct day [hook] We walked through the threshold and shut the wood tight And never ran back out into the early evening light. [Chorus] The streetlights started buzzing We kicked the ball against the wall The streetlights started buzzing Nobody heard the final call The streetlights started buzzing Watching the kingdom start to fall The streetlights started buzzing And that was it, we lost it all [Bridge] (Tempo slows down. Acoustic guitar strumming over the hip hop beat. Sung vocals.) Plastic soldiers melting in the sun The war is over, but nobody won We grew out of the skins we wore Don't fit through the cat-flap anymore The cartridge is dusty, the battery dead Just a polaroid looping inside of my head... (Voice distorts into a deep robotic pitch) Inside of my head... [Chorus] The streetlights started buzzing We kicked the ball against the wall The streetlights started buzzing Nobody heard the final call The streetlights started buzzing Watching the kingdom start to fall The streetlights started buzzing And that was it, we lost it all [Outro] (Synth sounds mimicking a "Game Over" melody. Fade to the sound of a single car driving away on wet pavement.)