Hello, neon in the hills, We were made for the thrill, Take the long road, break the silence, Turn the fear into a riot. [Verse 1] I woke up with the city in my lungs, Palm trees swayin’ hot in the sun, Every dream I chased ran me straight down the boulevard, Every bit of fear I had left was buried in the stars. Windows down, let the future blow through, Every cracked streetlight got a pulse, We were built for the nights that don’t sleep, With a little bit of fire and a whole lotta heat. [Pre-Chorus] Can you feel it in the air tonight? Something’s coming, and it feels so right. If we’re gonna burn, let it burn bright, We’ve got one shot, so let’s get it right. [Chorus] Hello, neon in the hills, We were made for the thrill, Take the long road, break the silence, Turn the fear into a riot. Hello, city of the stars, You can see us who we are, Hands up, hearts loud, let it take us, We were born to chase the bass now. Oh-oh, we’re chasing the stars, Oh-oh, no longer withholding who we are Underneath these Hollywood lights, We’re gonna make this our night. [Verse 2] I’ve been down, I’ve been counting out the days, Had a couple bad nights, made a few mistakes. But the rearview mirror never tells the truth, It just shows where you’ve been, not what you can do. Now the radio’s loud and the windows are down, Got a million little reasons not to turn around. If we go crazy, let it loose all night, We were never gonna fit inside their lines. I’ve been low, I’ve been lost in the glare, Seen my name in the dark like it’s written in the stars that refuse to shine, Every wrong turn taught me how to survive, Every late-night scar kept my hope alive. Hear that kick drum hit like a heartbeat that thrums alive, Hear that echo roll through the back streets, If the world gets heavy, we get louder, Turn the broken into power. [Pre-Chorus] And I can feel it now, Like thunder underground, The skyline’s calling out, Said, “Don’t you back down.” [Pre-Chorus] Can you feel it in the air tonight? Something’s coming, and it feels so right. If we’re gonna burn, let’s burn so bright, We’ve got one shot, so let’s get it right. [Chorus] Hello, neon in the hills, We were made for the thrill, Take the long road, break the silence, Turn the fear into a riot. Hello, city of the stars, You can see us who we are, Hands up, hearts loud, let it take us, We were born to chase the bass now. [Rap Verse] Yeah, Started with a daydream, now we’re on the fast lane, Everybody’s talking, but they never had the same pain. Backseat, black shades, running from the past, They said we’d never make it, now we’re making it last. Got a little bit of trouble and a whole lot of ambition, Never needed permission, we just made our own decisions. No silver spoon, no red carpet, no guarantees, Just a couple of wild hearts and a thousand possibilities. We don’t need your approval, don’t need your advice, We’ve been paying our dues, now we’re rolling the dice. If tomorrow never comes, let tonight be the proof, We were young enough to dream and crazy enough to move. I came up on the edge of the map, with a dream too big for the back of a cab, White knuckles on the wheel, whole world saying, “That’ll never last.” But I learned quick, pressure makes diamonds, Every setback’s just a setup for the climbin’. I don’t fold, I don’t quit, I just rise with the smoke, Turn the pain to a flame every time that I spoke. From the block to the boulevard, we been ready for war, Now the whole night shaking when we walk through the door. Yeah, we sing for the broken, we run for the brave, Got a fire in the chest that the dark can’t cave. When the beat drops hard and the crowd gets live, That’s the moment we remember we were made to survive. [Bridge – Half-time, building vocals] Maybe we’re just chasing something That we’ll never understand, But I’d rather have a thousand dreams Than never take a chance. So if the morning takes the magic, If the stars all fade away, We’ll remember we were golden On the nights we couldn’t stay. [Final Chorus – Full band, layered harmonies] Hello, neon in the hills, We were made for the thrill, Take the long road, break the silence, Turn the fear into a riot. Hello, hello, neon in the hills…. [Outro – Gang vocals] Oh-oh-oh, we’re chasing the star, Oh-oh-oh, we know who we are Hello, neon in the hills, We were made for the thrill, Take the long road, break the silence, Turn the fear into a riot. Hello, city of the stars, You can see us who we are, Hands up, hearts loud, let it take us, We were born to chase the bass now. Oh-oh, we’re chasing the stars, Oh-oh, no longer withholding who we are Underneath these Hollywood lights, We’re gonna make this our night.
