KNIVES OUT

KNIVES OUT [Intro] [instrumental] [record scratch] [Verse 1] Smoke on the sidewalk, dust in the glow One step forward, nowhere left to go Cold steel flashing underneath the lights Everybody holding their breath, before the fight Eyes locked down, nobody blinks now Heartbeat ticking like a time bomb Every shadow moving with a story to tell One foot in heaven, one foot through hell [Pre-Chorus] No surrender, no backing down Silence louder than the whole damn town [Chorus] Knives out. Guns up. Heads down when the lead shreds Stand tall, don’t freeze, don’t run, Only one side sees the sun. Knives out. Guns up. Boots hit hard when the barrels erupt. Ride that high till the smoke clears out, Live by the code—knives out. [record scratch] [Verse 2] Streetlights flicker, sparks in the rain Every bloody sidewalk remembers your name Leather coat blowing like a battle flag flies Fortune favors those who never think twice Click… pause… everybody waits Every second stretching out in vain No heroes here, just scars and pride No room left for a place to hide [Pre-Chorus] No surrender, no backing down Silence louder than the whole damn town [Chorus] Knives out. Guns up. Heads down when the lead shreds your heads. Stand tall, don’t freeze, don’t run, Only my side sees the sun. Knives out. Guns up. Boots hit hard when the barrels erupt. Ride that high till the smoke clears out, Live by the code—knives out. [Bridge] Record spinning, scratch that fate One wrong move and you’re far too late The whole world slows in a single frame Only the fearless finish the game [filtered synth lead] [Final Chorus] Knives out. Guns up. Keep on shooting till the walls all jump. Stand your ground, let the bodies dump, Tonight we ride with the knives out. Knives out. Guns up. Whole crowd moving when the drums erupt. Fade to black when the lights blow out— Roll the credits… knives out. [Outro] [instrumental] [descending synth motif] [record scratch]